Timeline for Pro-predicate and Pro-predication
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| Jun 22, 2023 at 10:57 | comment | added | BillJ | @user421993 I think you have your answer: any pro-form that functions as part or all of the predicate of a clause. | |
| Jun 22, 2023 at 10:51 | comment | added | user421993 | Agree. Can you offer more information on how to distinguish between these two pieces of terminology? In my opinion, pro-predicate DO and Pro-predication DO may overlap in practice, but I am not sure. | |
| Jun 22, 2023 at 10:46 | comment | added | BillJ | @user421993 Oxford Reference define it as 'The use of a pro-form to stand for a predicate or predication'. Pro-predicative "so" is common, as are other pro-forms like "do" in, for example She drove us to the station but she did so reluctantly, where "did so" is understood as "drove us to the station". | |
| Jun 22, 2023 at 10:43 | comment | added | user421993 | Yes, your answer is one of the solutions related to my question. As mentioned in CGEL, pro-complement , pro-predication and pro-clause SO , as well as pro-predicate and pro-predication DO are in the list of pro-forms used for substitution. Thanks. | |
| Jun 22, 2023 at 9:29 | history | answered | BillJ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |