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Introduce complement clauses<br>
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They introduce complement clauses which can be either finite or non-finite.<br>
 
Examples:
Examples:
* introduce finite complement clauses: that (declaratives), if/whether (interrogative)
* Complementizers for finite complement clauses: that (declaratives), if/whether (interrogative)
 
# Pat thinks ['''that''' Chris lives in New York].<br>
# Pat knows ['''that/whether''' Chris lives in New York].<br>
# Pat wonders ['''if/whether''' Chris lives in New York].<br>
 
* Complementizer for infinitival complement clauses: for


Pat thinks [that Chris lives in New York].<br>
# Pat wants [for Chris to win the price].
Pat knows [that/whether Chris lives in New York].<br>
Pat wonders [if/whether Chris lives in New York].<br>


* introduce infinitival complement clauses: for


Pat wants [for Chris to win the price].
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Latest revision as of 08:33, 29 April 2020

They introduce complement clauses which can be either finite or non-finite.

Examples:

  • Complementizers for finite complement clauses: that (declaratives), if/whether (interrogative)
  1. Pat thinks [that Chris lives in New York].
  2. Pat knows [that/whether Chris lives in New York].
  3. Pat wonders [if/whether Chris lives in New York].
  • Complementizer for infinitival complement clauses: for
  1. Pat wants [for Chris to win the price].