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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I am in contact with

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The 10 residents I am in contact with have said they won't take part.

The 10 residents - a subject;

I am in contact with - a subject postmodifier (a relative clause adjectivally modifying the subject);

have said - a verb;

they won't take part - an object.

Is my parsing correct?

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The subject of the main clause is the noun phrase the 10 residents I am in contact with , in which the relative clause modifies the nominal 10 residents . Have said is two verbs. They won’t take part is a complement of the verb said , not an object.

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  • The subject of the main clause is the noun phrase the 10 residents I am in contact with , in which the relative clause modifies the nominal 10 residents .
  • Have said is two verbs.
  • They won’t take part is a complement of the verb said , not an object.
  • The object of an active clause typically corresponds to the subject of a related passive, but *They won’t take part was said by the 10 residents is not grammatical.
  • Also, non-parenthetical adjuncts can’t normally intervene between a verb its object ( *She saw often Tom ), but in your sentence said and its complement are separable: …said several times that they won’t take part.
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The subject of the main clause is the noun phrase the 10 residents I am in contact with, in which the relative clause modifies the nominal 10 residents.

Have said is two verbs.

They won’t take part is a complement of the verb said, not an object. The object of an active clause typically corresponds to the subject of a related passive, but
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Aspara GusThey won’t take part is a complement of the verb said, not an object.
Thank you, AS, for your useful reply.

Is said a linking verb?
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AnonymousIs said a linking verb?
No. ‘Complement’ in this case does not mean ‘predicative complement’ or ‘subject complement’.
AnonymousThank you, AS, for your useful reply.
No problem. By the way, A.G. are the initials for my forum name.
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Aspara Gus AnonymousIs said a linking verb?No, it’s a lexical verb. Why do you think it might be a linking verb?AnonymousThank you, AS, for your useful reply.No problem. By the way, A.G. are the initials for my forum name.
I'm very sorry to misidentify you. You've sent me on a long journey to Wikipedia, etc, to embrace those, new to me, terminology as valency,
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