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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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Out of the blue

out of the blue

Is out the head of the PP above?

  

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anonymous out of the blue Is out the head of the PP above? Good question. I'd say yes.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous out of the blue Is out the head of the PP above?
  • Good question.
  • I'd say yes.
  • And then 'of' is another head of a PP which is the complement of "out".
  • [out [of [the blue] ] ] There may be alternative analyses.
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anonymous

out of the blue

Is out the head of the PP above?

Good question. I'd say yes. And then 'of' is another head of a PP which is the complement of "out".

[out [of [the blue] ] ]

There may be alternative analyses. 'out' may be considered a modifier of "of the blue". Have you checked CGEL? What do they say? (If

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