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Verbs with object sentential complements

Finite sentential complements:
(545)0(545
(546)
S1.t:$\langle$comp$\rangle =$ that/whether/if/nil  (546)0(546
(547)
S1.t:$\langle$mode$\rangle =$ ind/sbjnct or S1.t:$\langle$mode$\rangle =$ ind  (547)0(547
(548)
S1.t:$\langle$assign-comp$\rangle =$ ind_nil/inf_nil 

The presence of an overt complementizer is optional. Non-finite sentential complements, do not permit for:

(548)0(548
(549)
S1.t:$\langle$comp$\rangle =$ nil  (549)0(549
(550)
S1.t:$\langle$mode$\rangle =$ inf  (550)0(550
(551)
S1.t:$\langle$assign-comp$\rangle =$ ind_nil/inf_nil  

Non-finite sentential complements, permit for:

(551)0(551
(552)
S1.t:$\langle$comp$\rangle =$ for/nil  (552)0(552
(553)
S1.t:$\langle$mode$\rangle =$ inf  (553)0(553
(554)
S1.t:$\langle$assign-comp$\rangle =$ ind_nil/inf_nil 

Cases like `*I want for to win' are independently ruled out due to a case feature clash between the acc assigned by for and the intrinsic case feature none on the PRO. Non-finite sentential complements, ECM:

(554)0(554
(555)
S1.t:$\langle$comp$\rangle =$ nil  (555)0(555
(556)
S1.t:$\langle$mode$\rangle =$ inf  (556)0(556
(557)
S1.t:$\langle$assign-comp$\rangle =$ ecm 



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1998-09-14