By Predicates, Constructions

I got to thinking I could answer my own questions by browsing the Internet. With the help of Google, I concluded that there really isn't an answer that everyone agrees on when it comes to this construction. From: http://www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifitsmevsiti.shtml The final factor is the...

Hello, Guest. Your first sentence is ugly to analyse! ~L~ "Being coined" is the predicate of the noun phrase "the term 'Henmania'", and both constructions together, "the term Henmania being coined", is the direct object of "led to". I think the sentence is somewhat difficult to analyse...

Hi, Pastel "The same thing occurred during the country's previous two cycical recoveries, when increased government spending, tax cuts and exports provided the fuel for rallies that proved to be short-lived." 1. You're not just on the right track; you're 100% right in that "increased" is a...

Hello Let's see if I can help. It is true that any utterance can contain just one main caluse or more than one. I'm not sure if the definitions of "single clause" and "multiclause" were given to you and you have to stick to those definitions. I must say, however, that an utterance with more...

Hello, Daniel There is an explanation for the existence of sentences like "I'm given water" which is, by the way, grammatically correct. As has been explained here, the first you need in order for a sentence in the passive voice to be possible is a transitive verb and its direct object. You...

Here's the long version: I've thought about this question a lot, and I think now I've arrived at a conclusion. The meanings of the sentences don't change too much without the 'a +noun'. They're also still grammatically correct: "It was so hot that we went out" still works as a sentence. ...

"Similarity" is a noun. In that sentence, it functions as the head of the subject (the "notional" or "real" subject). The "existential there" is the formal/grammatical subject of the sentence, "is" is the head of the predicate, "little similarity" is the real subject, and "between a limousine...

"The specialties of the house are chocolate fondue and crêpes suzette." "chocolate fondue and crêpes suzette" is the subject complement, in this case predicate nominative. This is a compound construction which has two heads: "chocolate fondue" and "crêpes suzette". "And" is the coordinating...