Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
function of the bracketed clauses
what is the function of the bracketed clauses please?
the researchers say [they want [ to know [ whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like human language]]]
i.e. are they finite or non finite clauses? are they objects/complements etc..?
the researchers say [they want [ to know [ whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like human language]]]
i.e. are they finite or non finite clauses? are they objects/complements etc..?
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Anonymous What are the functions of the bracketed clauses? The researchers say [that] they want to know whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like human language. Parse them this way: [that] they want to know whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like human language = complement of say to know whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like human language = complement of want whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like human language = complement of know
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AnonymousWhat are the functions of the bracketed clauses?The researchers say [that] they want to know whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like human language.
Parse them this way:
[that] they want to know whether our closest relatives can be taught to communicate with us in something like
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