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== English ==
== English ==
I made up these names, just so there could be names, and have tried to include "subject" and "object" versions of each.


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* I know/saw what/which one/how many/how often/etc he ate
* I know/saw what/which one/how many/how often/etc he ate
* I know/heard why/how/etc he sang
* I know/heard why/how/etc he sang
=== Appositional ===
* The man, eating his meal, …
* The man, spotted by the reporter, …
=== Restrictive ===
* The man eating his meal
* The man spotted by the reporter

Latest revision as of 04:45, 15 June 2007

English

I made up these names, just so there could be names, and have tried to include "subject" and "object" versions of each.

  • I saw him eating fish
  • I heard him singing

  • I #know/??saw his eating of fish
  • I #know/#heard his singing

  • I know/saw (that) he was eating fish
  • I know/heard (that) he sang

  • I know/saw what/which one/how many/how often/etc he ate
  • I know/heard why/how/etc he sang

Appositional

  • The man, eating his meal, …
  • The man, spotted by the reporter, …

Restrictive

  • The man eating his meal
  • The man spotted by the reporter