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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
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Predicative clause
"The dispute was after the talk was completely over. - Predicative clause."
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Is after the talk was completely over a predicative clause or a predicative preposition phrase?
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I think it is the predicative preposition phrase.
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A temporal PP serving as a predicative complement is a possible analysis, but note PPs don't systematically function as PCs. In the vast majority of cases, PCs are restricted to NPs and AdjPs.
- A temporal PP serving as a predicative complement is a possible analysis, but note PPs don't systematically function as PCs.
- In the vast majority of cases, PCs are restricted to NPs and AdjPs.
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A temporal PP serving as a predicative complement is a possible analysis, but note PPs don't systematically function as PCs.
In the vast majority of cases, PCs are restricted to NPs and AdjPs.
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