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After gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn, most assume that Jeremy Corbyn must resign.
After gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn - an adverbial (adjunct?) where: After is a conjunction;
gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn a non-finite clause in which:
Jeremy Corbyn is the implied subject, gifting a predicator, the Tories indirect object, a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn a direct object;
most assume that Jeremy Corbyn must resign - a main clause;
most - a subject;
assume that Jeremy Corbyn must resign - predicate where assume is a predicator and that Jeremy Corbyn must resign (content clause) a direct object.
Is my parsing acceptable?
[I've got a problem with classifying the function of clause it might take two or more elections to overturn (where it anticipates the 'real' subject, i.e. two or more elections and to overturn has implied object a majority). Is it might take two or more elections to overturn a complement of "a majority?]"
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) where: After is a conjunction; Yes: it’s an adjunct in clause structure. As used here, “after” is a conjunction in traditional grammar, but a preposition in some modern grammars. Anonymous gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn a non-finite clause in which:Jeremy Corbyn is the implied subject, gifting a predicator, the Tories indirect object, a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn a direct object; Yes: for those who take “after” as a prep, “ After gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn is a preposition phrase headed by “ after ” with the subordinate gifting clause as complement.
- ) where: After is a conjunction; Yes: it’s an adjunct in clause structure.
- As used here, “after” is a conjunction in traditional grammar, but a preposition in some modern grammars.
- Anonymous gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn a non-finite clause in which:Jeremy Corbyn is the implied subject, gifting a predicator, the Tories indirect object, a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn a direct object; Yes: for those who take “after” as a prep, “ After gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn is a preposition phrase headed by “ after ” with the subordinate gifting clause as complement.
- For those who take "after" as a subordinator, it's a subordinate non-finite clause introduced by "after".
- Anonymous most assume that Jeremy Corbyn must resign - a main clause; Yes.
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AnonymousAfter gifting the Tories a majority it might take two or more elections to overturn - an adverbial (adjunct?) where: After is a conjunction;
Yes: it’s an adjunct in clause structure. As used here, “after” is a conjunction in traditional grammar, but a preposition in some modern grammars.
Anonymous gifting the Tories a
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