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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Talk of reversing course needs to wait

Mandelson suggests some facets of Brexit are only just coming to light now and talk of reversing course needs to wait. (The Guardian.)

Is "talk of reversing course needs to wait" a noun phrase or is it a clause with "talk of reversing course" as its subject, "needs" as a predicator and "to wait" as a verb complement?

  

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anonymous Is "talk of reversing course needs to wait" a noun phrase or is it a clause It is a clause. anonymous with "talk of reversing course" as its subject, "needs" as a predicator and "to wait" as a verb complement? Yes.

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  • anonymous Is "talk of reversing course needs to wait" a noun phrase or is it a clause It is a clause.
  • anonymous with "talk of reversing course" as its subject, "needs" as a predicator and "to wait" as a verb complement?
  • Yes.
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anonymousIs "talk of reversing course needs to wait" a noun phrase or is it a clause

It is a clause.

anonymouswith "talk of reversing course" as its subject, "needs" as a predicator and "to wait" as a verb complement?

Yes.

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