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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Syntax question on "With"
Hi,
I'm sitting here pondering my books about a syntax question but cannot find a good answer. Currently working on syntax and structure and I'm trying to find out what rule there is when a sentence starts with "With". As it is a preposition, it would mean that the sentence should start with a PP but nowhere in my books is there a gramatical rule that says a sentence is allowed to start with a PP. What kind of syntax function does "With" have when it is at the start of a sentence? So far I've been told that a sentence either starts with a NP, Aux or a CP not a PP.
The full sentence I'm trying to break down into a structure tree is "With her new golf club, Mary hit a hole-in-one".
Can anyone enlighten me on this topic? Cheers!
I'm sitting here pondering my books about a syntax question but cannot find a good answer. Currently working on syntax and structure and I'm trying to find out what rule there is when a sentence starts with "With". As it is a preposition, it would mean that the sentence should start with a PP but nowhere in my books is there a gramatical rule that says a sentence is allowed to start with a PP. What kind of syntax function does "With" have when it is at the start of a sentence? So far I've been told that a sentence either starts with a NP, Aux or a CP not a PP.
The full sentence I'm trying to break down into a structure tree is "With her new golf club, Mary hit a hole-in-one".
Can anyone enlighten me on this topic? Cheers!
Top answer
Your pp is just adverbial. Adverbial fronting of all kinds is common, so there is probably no need to specify for pps in grammar books.
- Your pp is just adverbial.
- Adverbial fronting of all kinds is common, so there is probably no need to specify for pps in grammar books.
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Your pp is just adverbial. Adverbial fronting of all kinds is common, so there is probably no need to specify for pps in grammar books.
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