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I find expected and anticipated more closely linked. According to www.m-w.com: EXPECT implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning The site lists expected as a synonym for prospective, but prospective is far less certain than expected. Also, you...

MrPedantic wrote:Hello Anon It's possible to make a case for either form. 1. ...admit to his being a St Valentine baby. Here, "being" is a gerund; the underlined portion is a noun phrase, and acts as the participial object of "to". 2. ...admit to him being a St Valentine baby. Here, "being"...

Hi CJ I answered maryann's question because it was left unanswered. But now I'm afraid I should not have done so, as I do not know much about X-bar things. Here I'll quote what Beatrice told. The traditional term 'noun phrase' is a misnomer since noun phrases are maximal projections of...