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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

The closest

The closest to a weather tragedy I've had was a very elaborate mountain wedding.

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Is The closest to a weather tragedy I've had, a subject in the clause above, an adjective phrase or a noun one?

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I think that it is a noun phrase with its head "The closest" which is a fused-head NP.

  

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tkacka15 I think that it is a noun phrase with its head "The closest" which is a fused-head NP. " Some people call this "fused-head", yes.

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  • tkacka15 I think that it is a noun phrase with its head "The closest" which is a fused-head NP.
  • " Some people call this "fused-head", yes.
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tkacka15I think that it is a noun phrase with its head "The closest" which is a fused-head NP.

"the closest" implies "the closest thing/experience/situation/etc." Some people call this "fused-head", yes.

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