Questions tagged [extraposition]
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Is "when" considered a preposition in this sentence with extraposition and is the chunk an adjunct?
I recently discovered that if is considered a preposition in contemporary grammar. Is "when" considered a preposition as well? And in the following sentence, is the chunk introduced by when ...
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Is there a name for this kind of sentence structure where a clause is in subject position and **it** appears anaphorically in the matrix clause?
An early 15th century example of a clause deployed in subject position but with an anaphoric it as object of the verb in the matrix clause:
Þat þe sones of pore men gouernen may riche remes, telle it ...
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reversing extraposition
Let’s assume we have this sentence:
It was the invention of the hand-held calculator that
provided the original technology for the present
generation of small but powerful comput...
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changes we have felt it necessary to make [parse of "necessary to make"]
From a textbook:
The analysis of content clauses presented in this chapter differs in significant ways from that found in traditional grammar: in this section, therefore, we explain some of the ...
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Can the gerund clause take a personal pronoun as its subject in “It’s no use (his?) crying over lost love”?
From a grammar book, I’ve have learned that a gerund clause can be
optionally preceded by a personal pronoun to show the logical
subject of the verb; that is, whoever is doing the gerund’s ...
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Grammaticality of "On which hand it is worn should not make the slightest difference"
We are essentially creatures of habit. If you have any question about this, just transfer your wristwatch to the other hand. Even though it should not make the slightest difference on which hand it is ...
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"that" in there is no question that
I was wondering what the role of "that" is in the widely used phrase, "There is no question that~".
e.g. There is no question that she has a great voice.
I guess "that" functions as a conjunction ...
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"I found it a strain having to concentrate for so long." Why does this sentence use 'having'?
I read below sentence.
I found it a strain having to concentrate for so long.
I guess this sentence means 'I got pressure that I can't give all my attention for long hours'.
My question is why ...
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"I made it my prime objective settling the matter." - unacceptable extraposition
Just saw this sentence marked as unacceptable in Quirke's Comprehensive Grammar (18.35 Extraposition of a clausal object):
*I made it my prime objective settling the matter
The full bit:
I don't ...
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Does extraposition work in "I made happy my friend who..."?
Can we use extraposition rule in the situations like below?
"I made my friend who came here last week happy"
Can it be like this?
"I made happy my friend who came here last week"
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"As becomes obvious" or "As it becomes obvious"?
An essay of mine has been corrected so that my original sentence:
As it becomes obvious, going to the market has not been my favorite thing to do.
becomes:
As becomes obvious, going to the ...
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'Using a keyboard is better' v 'It's better to use a keyboard': and why IT with the infinitive?
I'm trying to make sense of the rule behind "to use" vs "using" in these specific cases
Using a keyboard is better.
To use a keyboard is better.
It's better to use a keyboard.
It's better ...
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"It's only a matter of time until..."
Is this construction an example of extraposition?
It's only a matter of time until all hell breaks loose
Normally extraposition involves infinitive phrases or that-clauses, but it seems like the ...
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Is this an extraposed subject? [closed]
It is even possible I somehow sensed those qualities which I have since discovered to be so significantly a part of her.
Does the sentence above have an extraposed subject? If so, which of the ...
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"A rumor circulated [that the queen had eaten her own child]" Is this extraposition? [duplicate]
A rumor began circulating among the people that the queen was an ogress and had eaten her own child.
The bold subordinate clause modifies "a rumor", but is this considered extraposition? Normally, ...
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Hemingway's sentence
Here is a sentence from The Old Man and the Sea:
It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or ...
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Clause in sentence
John found it surprising that Wayne played the tuba.
That Wayne played the tuba is the clause, but what kind is it? I am completely stuck on this and can't figure it out.
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