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Another grammar question
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GORDON RIVES CARMICHAEL <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 1 Jul 1998 13:52:30 -0500
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One of my students posed the sentence, "Being crowned king made him what
he had longed to be for years." I see 'what he had longed to be for
years' as a Noun Clause acting as Object/Objective Complement to Direct
Object 'him,' but I am having problems with deciding what the function
of 'Being crowned king' would be titled. Gerund phrase acting as
subject? Having problems with that, as that begs what is 'crowned'?  Any
suggestions/insights? I appreciate your comments.
Gordon

Gordon Carmichael

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