The boy was very happy that his mother did not see him being such a pig. 

 

I have had no time to read the learned and voluminous observations on this
but as a common classroom teacher I must contribute:

 

Swan (Practical English Usage) describes the above as a "that clause"
modifying an adjective. (The conjunction "that" has little or no meaning).

 

Kolln & Funk (p. 259 6th.Edition) to paraphrase:  this clause is a
complement completing the idea expressed by the adjective. Overall this is a
pattern II sentence.

 

There appear to be many opinions but the Kolln & Funk explanation is the one
I will use with my students.

 

Clarification from Martha please - "being such a pig" is this an object
complement relevant to 'him'?

 

Can someone put this all in the form of a KR diagram? There must be a young
whizz kid somewhere!

 

 

Craig may I ask you - can you complete the analysis   from SFL perspective?

 

The boy      was              very  happy      that                his
mother  did  not   see   him  being  such  a pig.

Carrier       relational       Attribute           conj.

Theme         process

 

John

 

 

 

 

 


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