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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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The team winning

He says that the most important thing is the team winning.

Is "the team winning" a noun phrase or a non-finite clause in the above sentence?
  

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Anonymous Is "the team winning" a noun phrase or a non-finite clause in the above sentence? A non-finite clause. This structure is also called a short clause.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is "the team winning" a noun phrase or a non-finite clause in the above sentence?
  • A non-finite clause.
  • This structure is also called a short clause.
  • Its equivalent is 'that the team should win'; alternately, 'for the team to win'.
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "the team winning" a noun phrase or a non-finite clause in the above sentence?
A non-finite clause. This structure is also called a short clause. Its equivalent is 'that the team should win'; alternately, 'for the team to win'.

CJ
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