“It is for public opinion,” Giuliani said of his public campaign of dissimulation. “Because eventually the decision here is going to be impeach or not impeach."
(The Guardian.)
Is the verb phrase "is going to be" a linking verb in the clause the decision here is going to be impeach or not impeach? And if so, what kind of subject complement is "impeach or not impeach" in that clause? Could it be predicate nominal as a subject complement ("the decision = impeach or not impeach")?
tkacka15 Is the verb phrase "is going to be" a linking verb in the clause the decision here is going to be impeach or not impeach? Yes. tkacka15 "the decision = impeach or not impeach" Yes, pretty much.
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tkacka15Is the verb phrase "is going to be" a linking verb in the clause the decision here is going to be impeach or not impeach?
Yes.
tkacka15"the decision = impeach or not impeach"
Yes, pretty much. To be a bit pedantic, I would say that the decision here is the outcome rather than the choice of alternatives, i.e