I don't suppose anything happens
Hi,
Is this a correct sentence: "I don't suppose anything happens that he doesn't foresee."?
I think it's very odd. Is it grammatically correct? How would you analyze its structure?
I would suggest it is like this:
"I" - the subject,
"don't suppose" - the verb or predicate,
"anything happens" - a clause acting as the object of the verb.
"that he doesn't foresee" - a relative clause which refers back to "anything".
Having said that, I think it is a wrong sentence.
I would rephrase the sentence and make it like this:
I don't suppose that he doesn't foresee anything that will happen.
What do you think?
Thank you very much.
Top answer
There's nothing wrong with this sentence: I don't suppose [anything happens [that he doesn't foresee]]. The matrix (main) clause is analysed as: Subject: "I" Predicate verb phrase: "don't suppose anything happens that he doesn't foresee". Subordinate clause: "anything happens that he doesn't foresee" functioning as complement of "suppose".
- There's nothing wrong with this sentence: I don't suppose [anything happens [that he doesn't foresee]].
- The matrix (main) clause is analysed as: Subject: "I" Predicate verb phrase: "don't suppose anything happens that he doesn't foresee".
- Subordinate clause: "anything happens that he doesn't foresee" functioning as complement of "suppose".
- Note that within that subordinate clause is the further subordinate clause "that he doesn't foresee" functioning as modifier of "anything".
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There's nothing wrong with this sentence:
I don't suppose [anything happens [that he doesn't foresee]].
The matrix (main) clause is analysed as:
Subject: "I"
Predicate verb phrase: "don't suppose anything happens that he doesn't foresee".
Subordinate clause: "anything happens that he doesn't foresee" functioning as complement of "suppose".
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