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Hi.
He is talking about what looks to be a soccer ball.
What's the function of the underlined infinitive phrase? I would say it is the complement of 'look'. Could it be analyzed differently in other systems of analysis?
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He is talking about what looks to be a soccer ball. I don't think there can be any doubt that the infinitival clause is Complement of "look". "Look" is a catenative verb and hence the subordinate clause is a catenative Complement.
- He is talking about what looks to be a soccer ball.
- I don't think there can be any doubt that the infinitival clause is Complement of "look".
- "Look" is a catenative verb and hence the subordinate clause is a catenative Complement.
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He is talking about what looks to be a soccer ball.
I don't think there can be any doubt that the infinitival clause is Complement of "look".
"Look" is a catenative verb and hence the subordinate clause is a catenative Complement.
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