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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Extraposition and existential clauses
Hi!
I'm doing an exercise on extraposition and existential clauses just now and would like to know if my answers are correct.
The task is as follows:
a) For each underlined clause, give an extraposed counterpart if one is available, or if none is available, explain briefly why.
Here, there's no counterpart available, I just cannot explain why....
c) Give a non-existential counterpart of the following clause if available. If none is available, explain briefly why: There's nothing to worry about - no counterpart because "Nothing is to worry about" is inadmissable...again I cannot state the grammatical reason.
As you see I've problems explaining the rules. Can anyone help me please?
I'm doing an exercise on extraposition and existential clauses just now and would like to know if my answers are correct.
The task is as follows:
a) For each underlined clause, give an extraposed counterpart if one is available, or if none is available, explain briefly why.
- Why you put up with it is incomprehensible. - It is incomprehensible why you put up with it.
- The fact that they are married should make no difference. - no extraposed counterpart, because "It should make no difference the fact that they are married" is inadmissable - I just can't explain the grammatical reason why it is inadmissable
- I appreciate that you returned it sincerely. - I appreciate it sincerely that you returned it.
- It feels good to be back in my home town - For me, this sentence is already extraposed, so I don't know what to do here...
Here, there's no counterpart available, I just cannot explain why....
c) Give a non-existential counterpart of the following clause if available. If none is available, explain briefly why: There's nothing to worry about - no counterpart because "Nothing is to worry about" is inadmissable...again I cannot state the grammatical reason.
As you see I've problems explaining the rules. Can anyone help me please?
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It is interesting to see how your marker react. Here are my suggested answers:- a) For each underlined clause, give an extraposed counterpart if one is available, or if none is available, explain briefly why. Why you put up with it is incomprehensible.
- It is interesting to see how your marker react.
- Here are my suggested answers:- a) For each underlined clause, give an extraposed counterpart if one is available, or if none is available, explain briefly why.
- Why you put up with it is incomprehensible.
- - It is incomprehensible why you put up with it.
- The fact that they are married should make no difference.
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It is interesting to see how your marker react. Here are my suggested answers:-
a) For each underlined clause, give an extraposed counterpart if one is available, or if none is available, explain briefly why.
a) For each underlined clause, give an extraposed counterpart if one is available, or if none is available, explain briefly why.
- Why you put up with it is incomprehensible. - It is incomprehensible why you put up with it.
- The fact that they are married should make no difference. - no
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