PP Small Clause with Sentential Subject, and Prep and Noun anchors: Ts0PNaPnx1

Description: This tree family is selected by multi-word prepositions that take sentential subjects. In particular, this family is selected by three-word prepositions. The first and third words are always prepositions, and the middle word is a noun. The noun is marked for null adjunction since it cannot be modified by noun modifiers. All three components of the multi-word preposition are anchors. Small clauses are explained in much greater detail in section 9.3. 9 prepositions select this tree family.

Examples:

on account of, in support of
that Joe had to leave the beach was on account of the hurricane .
that Maria could not come is in support of my theory about her .
*that Maria could not come is in direct/strict/desparate support of my theory about her .

Declarative tree:

See Figure 6.42.

{Declarative PP Small Clause with Sentential Subject Tree, with three-word preposition, where the middle noun is marked for null adjunction: $\alpha$s0PNaPnx1

 

Other available trees:

wh-moved subject, relative clause on object of the PP with and without comp, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping.