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PP Small Clause, with Adv and Prep anchors: Tnx0ARBPnx1

Description:
This family is selected by multi-word prepositions that can occur in small clause constructions. In particular, this family is selected by two-word prepositions, where the first word is an adverb, the second word a preposition. Both components of the multi-word preposition are anchors. For more information on small clause constructions, see section 9.3. 8 multi-word prepositions select this tree family.
Examples:
ahead of, close to
The little girl is ahead of everyone else in the race .
The project is close to completion .
Declarative tree:
See Figure 6.32.
  
Figure: Declarative PP Small Clause tree with two-word preposition, where the first word is an adverb, and the second word is a preposition: $\alpha $nx0ARBPnx1
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Other available trees:
wh-moved subject, wh-moved object of PP, relative clause on subject with and without comp, relative clause on object of PP with and without comp, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, imperative, NP Gerund.

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1998-09-14