COMPLEX SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCES

1. SUBEJCT

   • ENGLISH
     • Full clause, tensed - that NP+VP (that Henry smokes cigars)
     • Infinitive (untensed)- for NP t VP (to smoke cigars)
     • Gerund (untensed)- NP-possessive VP-ing Henry's smoking cigars VP-ing (smoking cigars)
     • EXTRAPOSITION
       • That or for......to can be uprooted and moved to the end of the main clause.
         • that Jhon smokes cigars, bothers Henry It bothers Henry (that Jhon smokes cigar)
     • EQUI-NP
       • FIRST:
         • -Exclude tense and modals -The subjectcan be missing -This reduction to a subject less infinitive or gerund occurs under two conditions
           • SECOND:
             • -No subject NP appears in surface structure when it is referentially.
               • "IMPERSONAL" (FOR PRO to smoke cigars) is expensive. -EXTRAPOSITION IT IS EXPENSIVE TO SMOKE CIGARS.
           • EXAMPLE: (for henry to smoke cigars)bothers Henry (-to smoke cigars bothers Hnery)
   • SPANISH
     • EXTRAPOSITION
       • FIRST:
         • -Any subject : ( que Juan fume cigarros) le molesta a Enrique. (le molesta a Enrique (Que juan fume cigarros).
           • SECOND:
             • - "el" preced this infinitive: (el fumar cigarro Juan) le molesta a Enrique.
     • EQUI-NP
       • Subject drops as in English (le molesta a Enrique fumar cigarrillos)
         • IMPERSONAL PRO: El fumar cigarrillos es costoso. Es costoso fumar cigarros
     • Full Clause (tensed)- que NP VP (que Enrique fume cigarros)
     • Infinitive (untensed)- VP-inf (fumar cigarros)

2. OBJECT

   • Noun Clauses
     • FIRST:
       • Spanish continues requerency "QUE"
         • I say that He'll do it ≠ I say He'll do it
         • Digo que lo harà ≠Digo lo harà.
         • SECOND:
           • With object clause the choice of COMP is determined by the verb in the main clause.

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