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ERIC Number: ED076082
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1971
Pages: 8
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Nouns, Verbs and NP Complements.
Platt, J. T.
This paper investigates restrictions on three types of noun-phrase complements (gerundive, infinitive, clause) in English and seeks to point out some parallels between the occurrence of these three types in object positions. The author first presents a list of verbs which may be followed by noun-phrase complements; he then considers the occurrence of prepositions after the nominalized forms or nouns related to the verbs in the first list. A charting of co-occurrence possibilities in each case permits generalizations and categorization of particular behaviors. (VM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, English, Grammar, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Nouns, Sentence Structure, Sentences, Syntax, Verbs
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Authoring Institution: Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria (Australia).
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Note: In Linguistic Communications, 3, 1971