Taking a page from Kolln's grammar, I tend to use a separate term
("qualifier") for modifiers that modify other modifiers. For
consistency's sake, I then turn around and call the kind of clause under
discussion a "qualifying clause," so that it will be parallel to
"adjective clause," "noun clause," etc. Although I rather like the
generic term "complement clause," I'd have to use that term for noun
clauses as well, and there are *some* differences (no wh-clauses in the
qualifying type, etc.).
Bill Spruiell
Dept. of English
Central Michigan University
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Craig,
Thanks for your response in explaining the etiology behind these types
of clauses.
I frankly was at a loss to explain how they arise.
Marshall
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Subject: Re: What kind of clause is this?
Scott (and Marshall),
I forgot to say the obvious, which is that these are complements in
part because they complement (and are in effect licensed by) certain
kinds of adjectives. Generally speaking, modifiers aren't constrained
that way.
As Marshall points out here, these are sentient (mental, emotional)
and
the complement clause will give us the source or the nature of the
emotion.
We also have prepositional phrases that will do that. (eager for.
happy
for. happy with. sad for. and so on.)
We can't say "I am beautiful that you are here". Or that "I am thin
to
be around you." The fields can't be wet that it rained, but they can
be happy that it rained or eager for it (metaphorically feeling.)
From a cognitive or functional view (since it has been in
discussion),
these are highly functional forms, able to expand a feeling or give its
roots.
Craig
Scott,
>
> Klammer et al. in Analyzing English Grammar discusses this particular
> construction and notes that in addition to "happy" lists "glad,"
"sad,"
> "angry," "hurt," "confident," "doubtful," "positive," and past
participles
> functioning adjectively like "disappointed," "distressed,"and
"pleased"
> take "noun phrases as adjective complements." Pretty unusual stuff,
eh?
>
> Marshall Myers
> Eastern Kentucky University
>
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>
> What kind of clause is the underlined part below? I think it is an
> adverbial clause modifying happy. Is this reasonable? Are there other
> reasonable analyses?
>
> The boy was very happy that his mother did not see him being such a
pig.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott Woods
>
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