LIN232H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Preposition And Postposition, Genitive Case, Nominative Case
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In the x-bar rules, only the head is supposed to be obligatory, however here, you can have what is called (null) c"s. Uses the preposition of to mark the possessive relation between the two np"s. The "s appears only after the entire possessor np. Since it attaches to the whole phrase, "s is then not a suffix, and instead a small word indicating possession. The s" genitive does not allow both of the nouns to have a determiner. Predicate phrase: a group of words that assign property to the subject. Does not allow -s (i"ve never seen him eats asparagus) If a clause is finite, then a subject pronoun will take the nominative case form. If the clause is non-finite, then the subject will take the accusative form: The t in finite clauses can contain auxiliaries and modals like will, can, must, may, etc. The only auxiliary allowed in non-finite clauses is to.
