Worry that
Hello, every one?
I have a question about following sentence;
"I worry that I won't get into college."
To you-native speakers, above that clause is adverbial complement modifying the intransitive verb - 'worry'
or complementizer which complements the subject 'I' ?
While I think above that is the complementizer, I would hope to hear your various and bright opinions!
Always thanking your explanations,
Top answer
I worry that I won't get into college . The underlined expression is a content clause functioning as complement of the verb "worry". As its name implies, it expresses the semantic content of "worry".
- I worry that I won't get into college .
- The underlined expression is a content clause functioning as complement of the verb "worry".
- As its name implies, it expresses the semantic content of "worry".
- "That" is a subordinator whose function in the clause is that of 'marker'.
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I worry that I won't get into college.
The underlined expression is a content clause functioning as complement of the verb "worry".
As its name implies, it expresses the semantic content of "worry".
"That" is a subordinator whose function in the clause is that of 'marker'.
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