Predicative Adjective with Sentential Subject and Complement: Ts0A1s1

Description: This tree family is selected by predicative adjectives that take sentential subjects and a sentential complement. This tree family is selected by likely and certain.

Examples:

likely, certain
that Max continues to drive a Jaguar is certain to make Bill jealous .
for the Jaguar to be towed seems likely to make Max very angry .

Declarative tree:

See Figure 6.43.

{Predicative Adjective with Sentential Subject and Complement: $\alpha$s0A1s1

 

Other available trees:

wh-moved subject, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping.