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He has phoned the minister telling him to focus attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face should the case be resumed.
In the sentence above:
1) Is attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face a noun phrase?
(I think it is.)
2) Is telling him to focus attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face a non-finite subordinate clause and an adjunct?
(I think it is both.)
3) Is should the case be resumed a subordinate finite clause and an adjunct?
(I think it is both.)
4) Does the ing-clause in that sentence express a purpose?
(I think it does.)
Top answer
tkacka15 He has phoned the minister telling him to focus attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face should the case be resumed . In the sentence above: 1) Is attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face a noun phrase? ) No.
- tkacka15 He has phoned the minister telling him to focus attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face should the case be resumed .
- In the sentence above: 1) Is attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face a noun phrase?
- ) No.
- on the criminal ...
- is associated with the verb 'focus', so that part is an adjunct.
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tkacka15He has phoned the minister telling him to focus attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face should the case be resumed.
In the sentence above:
1) Is attention on the criminal investigation that the general would face a noun phrase?
(I think it is.)
No. on the crimi
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