Has set/to try to set
"Weakened by an election she did not need to call, May has watered down her government's programme to try to get it through parliament and set a softer tone in her approach to Brexit." (Reuters.)
Is "set" in collocation with "May has (set)" or with "to try to (set)" in the above?
Is "she" a cataphora in the cited sentence?
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Is "set" in collocation with "May has (set)" or with "to try to (set)" in the above? You could argue either way. I think it's probably '(to try to) set'.
- Is "set" in collocation with "May has (set)" or with "to try to (set)" in the above?
- You could argue either way.
- I think it's probably '(to try to) set'.
- The fuller context would likely clarify the writer's intended meaning.
- Is "she" a cataphora in the cited sentence?
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Is "set" in collocation with "May has (set)" or with "to try to (set)" in the above? You could argue either way. I think it's probably '(to try to) set'. The fuller context would likely clarify the writer's intended meaning.
Is "she" a cataphora in the cited sentence? Yes, it's a cataphor.
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