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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'for' after' easy'

In It is easy for a rich woman to find a handsome husband, what is the function of the prepositional phrase for a rich woman?
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Thanks. for is a complementizer that introduces the subject of an infinitive clause. for [subject of clause] to [predicate of clause] This is sometimes called a FOR-TO clause.

— CalifJim

  • Thanks.
  • for is a complementizer that introduces the subject of an infinitive clause.
  • for [subject of clause] to [predicate of clause] This is sometimes called a FOR-TO clause.
  • The underlying sentence is For a rich woman to find a handsome husband is easy .
  • CJ
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4444mvIn It is easy for a rich woman to find a handsome husband, what is the function of the prepositional phrase for a rich woman?Thanks.
for is a complementizer that introduces the subject of an infinitive clause.

for [subject of clause] to [predicate of clause]

This is sometimes called a FOR-TO clause.

The und
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CalifJim 4444mvIn It is easy for a rich woman to find a handsome husband, what is the function of the prepositional phrase for a rich woman?Thanks.for is a complementizer that introduces the subject of an infinitive clause.for [subject of clause] to [predicate of clause]This is sometimes called a FOR-TO clause.The underlying sentence is For a rich woman to find a handsome
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