How should I analyze this sentence?
Hi guys! If I have the following sentence:
"I only want to be remembered as a simple guy who served his country"
Shall I say that the VP is "want to be remembered" or that the VP is "want" and "to be remembered" is a subordinate nominal clause functioning as a DO?
I'm a little confused. I would appreciate your help!
Tomi.
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tomilorenzetti I'm a little confused. That's not surprising. You've selected a very complex sentence for analysis.
- tomilorenzetti I'm a little confused.
- That's not surprising.
- You've selected a very complex sentence for analysis.
- Note that verb phrases can occur within other verb phrases, noun phrases can occur within verb phrases, and so on.
- Here are the basics.
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tomilorenzettiI'm a little confused.
That's not surprising. You've selected a very complex sentence for analysis. Note that verb phrases can occur within other verb phrases, noun phrases can occur within verb phrases, and so on. Here are the basics.
[ I ]NP [only want [to be remembered as
[ a simple guy who [ served his country]
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