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Please help... analysis
I have a question about some sentences: I really hope somebody can help me. Here it goes:
1. The airport will have to do a cost - benefit analysis before building the new runway..... My question is if "before building the new runway" is A/Clause or A/PP?? And in "will have to do" is "to do" included in the VP?
2. "It's been brought to my notice that you have expressed your dislike of a certain member of the company" - is "to my notice" A/PP and the rest of the sentence Sr/clause??
3. "some journalists expect the editors to retain responsibility for work in progress when they leave" - Is editors an IO??
I thank you in advance... Best regards from Denmark
1. The airport will have to do a cost - benefit analysis before building the new runway..... My question is if "before building the new runway" is A/Clause or A/PP?? And in "will have to do" is "to do" included in the VP?
2. "It's been brought to my notice that you have expressed your dislike of a certain member of the company" - is "to my notice" A/PP and the rest of the sentence Sr/clause??
3. "some journalists expect the editors to retain responsibility for work in progress when they leave" - Is editors an IO??
I thank you in advance... Best regards from Denmark
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Some of this analytic terminology changes so often that it's impossible to give a definitive answer without knowing the methodology taken by your textbook - or whatever you're using as your guide. "before building a new runway" sounds like a (subordinate) clause to me! "before (PRO they) build (ing) a new runway" Taking a stab at "have to do", I would say have [ Clause [NP PRO (airport)] [VP to do [NP a cost-benefit analysis]] endClause] No guarantees that this is what you need!
- Some of this analytic terminology changes so often that it's impossible to give a definitive answer without knowing the methodology taken by your textbook - or whatever you're using as your guide.
- "before building a new runway" sounds like a (subordinate) clause to me!
- "before (PRO they) build (ing) a new runway" Taking a stab at "have to do", I would say have [ Clause [NP PRO (airport)] [VP to do [NP a cost-benefit analysis]] endClause] No guarantees that this is what you need!
- "to my notice" is a PP.
- The rest of the sentence is a clause, but I don't understand "Sr/clause".
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Some of this analytic terminology changes so often that it's impossible to give a definitive answer without knowing the methodology taken by your textbook - or whatever you're using as your guide.
"before building a new runway" sounds like a (subordinate) clause to me!
"before (PRO they) build (ing) a new runway"
Taking a stab at "have to do", I would say
have
"before building a new runway" sounds like a (subordinate) clause to me!
"before (PRO they) build (ing) a new runway"
Taking a stab at "have to do", I would say
have
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CJ
I guess he meant "Subject-related clause" by the notation of "Sr/clause".
paco
I guess he meant "Subject-related clause" by the notation of "Sr/clause".
paco
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Got it! Thanks!
Yes, the clause is the subject, but displaced by the subject place holder "it".
Yes, the clause is the subject, but displaced by the subject place holder "it".
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