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 To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/