Tony Mountifield
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:51 pm
Post subject: Re: clause? non-clause? |
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In article <d7v00f$9qq$1@domitilla.aioe.org>,
curious J <curious@why.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Hello!
I have some questions about English grammar.
Everyone considered him to be a genius.
In this expression, him to be a genius is a clause? or non-clause?
But if it were a clause, the passive voice would be ungrammartical.
* Him to be a genius was considered by everyone.
Is there anyone who can explain about it?
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I'm open to correction, but I think I would parse the sentence as:
"Everyone" = subject
"considered" = verb, active voice
"him" = direct object of "considered"
"to be a genius" = adverbial phrase modifying "considered".
This would then rearrange naturally into the passive voice as:
He was considered by everyone to be a genius.
| Quote: | And show me some another examples?
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I'll leave that to others, just in case I'm not correct.
Cheers
Tony
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