Clause analysis

NP CP (= S´) XPC´ CIP (= S) NPI´ I (= Aux) -ed John VP NPV´ VA be t angry [1a] John was angry at the office = At the office John was angry VP PP PNP atDetN theoffice Adjunct Head Complement SubjectPredicate Subject Head Complement

CP (= S´) NPC´ CIP (=S) NPI´ I (= Aux) VP PP NPV´ VAP PNP be A atDetN t theoffice -ed John angry [1b] John was angry at the office = John was fed up with the office HeadComplement SubjectPredicate Head Complement Subject ComplementHead

[2] John arrived angry at the office = John was angry when he arrived at the office Cf. Angry, John arrived at the office At the office, John arrived angry John arrived at the office, angry NP CP (=S´) XPC´ CIP (=S) NPI´ I (=Aux) -ed John PP PNP atDetN theoffice VP NP VP V´ AP V t angryarrive VP Adjunct Subject Predicate HeadComplement SubjectPredicate

[3] For John to arrive angry at the office is terrible (cf. s. 242 (14)) Cf. For John to arrive at the office angry is terrible It is terrible for John to arrive angry at the office (next slide) CP (= S´) IP (= S) I´ VPI (= Aux) V´ AV [ PRES ] terriblebe t NP Complement Subject Predicate C´ CIP (= S) NPI´ I (= Aux) to John PP PNP atDetN theoffice VP NP VP V´ AP V tangryarrive For Adjunct XP Adjunct Predicate HeadComplement VP Subject

It is terrible for John to arrive angry at the office [Extraposition of subject; cf. s. 242 (15)] IP (= S) I´ VPI (= Aux) V´ AV [ PRES ] terriblebet NP Complement Subject Predicate NP It CP (= S´) C´ CIP (= S) NPI´ I (= Aux) to John PP PNP atDetN theoffice VP NP VP V´ AP V tangryarrive for Adjunct Predicate HeadComplement VP Subject XP

[4] To arrive angry at the office is terrible (cf. s. 238 (3)) IP (=S) I´ VPI V´ AV [PRES] terriblebe t NP IP I´ I To PP PNP atDetN theoffice VP NP VP V´ AP V Øangryarrive CP (=S´) C´ C NP Ø Ø Adjunct VP XP Complement Subject Predicate Subject Adjunct

[5] Removing Saddam will be a blessing to the Iraqui people IP I´ I -ing VP NPV´ NPVØ Saddam remove CP (=S´) C´ C NP Ø Ø XP IP (=S) I´ VPI V´ NPV will [a blessing]be [to the Iraqi people] PP NP t VP Complement Subject Predicate Subject Adjunct Subject

[6] It will be a blessing to the Iraqui people to remove Saddam cf. To the Iraqi people it will be a blessing to remove Saddam *It will be a blessing to remove Saddam to the Iraqi people IP I´ I to VP NPV´ NPVØ Saddamremove It IP I´ VPI NP [to the Iraqi people] PP V´ NPV will [a blessing]be VP NP t Object Subject Head Predicate Subject Adjunct (Subject) Head Subject Head Complement