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Then, in June, he called, [anxious to speak to Phyllis Westberg, the company's president]. You are right that "the company's president" is a supplementary appositive. The bracketed expression is an …

1. Need I justify myself any further? 2. Do I need to justify myself any further? Both are fine; it's a free choice. “Need” is a dually-classified verb belonging to both lexical and auxili …

Only infrequently does arthritis lead to total incapacitation. Only after entering the store did Arthur realize that there was danger. What's happening here is that the subjects of the sente …

I think I’ll call up a friend. "Call up" is one of the very many verbal idioms in English, typically meaning to telephone someone. The meaning is not the same as "call on" (visit someone) or "ca …

He could [not [bring himself [to avoid [answering the teacher's question]]]]. The kind of analysis you’re asking about is only appropriate for simple canonical clauses. Catenative constructions …

1. Where did she go? (main clause interrogative) 2. I did not know [where she went]. (Subordinate interrogative clause) When you say "within a clause", you’re referring to the subordinate i …

[1] He considers [it is important to cooperate]. [2] He considers it important [to cooperate]. These are just two different ways of saying the same thing, though [2] is much more likely, probably be …

Straitford's briefs don't sound like the usual Washington back-and forthing, [whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance [they might be wrong]]. The element in the outer brack …

He is running. The choice of analysis depends on how detailed you want it to be. In very simple terms, it consists of two constituents: the subject "he" and the predicate verb phrase "is running". A …

This is the kind of mistake which the teachers haven't been able to prevent the students from making. Strictly speaking "been able to prevent ... " is a separate clause serving as complement of …

He delivered a presentation which students are not likely to see in class. The fact that the relative clause is integrated (defining) tells us that the PP "in class" belongs in the relative cla …

This is not the show [that the students want to see ___] . "That" is not a relative pronoun but a subordinator, so in the bracketed relative clause, the '___' notation (called 'gap') indicates th …

The best way to enjoy a fine wine is slowly. Generally AdvPs modify verbs where they are adjuncts. But they can also occur as complement to the verb be in its specifying sense, as here. Note th …

Learning [to respect others] is important. The bracketed element, an infinitival clause, is not object but complement of the catenative verb "learning". Within the complement clause, the NP "others" …

It's all your fault. Yes, it's idiomatic and very commonly heard. The grammar is interesting. The entirety meaning doesn’t apply to "your fault" but to "it": "all your fault" is not here a noun phra …