Chapter 9
Finite and Nonfinite Clauses
Exercise 9.4Relative Clauses
Determine the type of relative clause (restrictive relative, nonrestrictive relative, free (headless) relative, indefinite relative, sentential relative) in each of the following:
There was a huge whirlpool tub and a sauna shower, both of which we used multiple times a day. (coca:mag)
We are all in support of whoever is on. (coca:news)
Anyone who doesn’t get bored in an audition is a liar. (coca:news)
I felt happy with what I had done and accomplished. (coca:news)
The waiter brought us the bill, which surprised me. (coca:fic)
Even in a place like Seattle, which is not known for sunny weather, overexposure to UV rays can pose a potentially life-threatening danger. (coca:mag)
But probably they have no attachments, which helps. (coca:fic)
What she really wanted was to take ballet lessons. (coca:fic)
The meals which formerly he forgot, or ate absentmindedly, now claimed his attention. (coca:fic)
Whoever dominates the line of scrimmage will win the game. (coca:news)
In the following relative clauses, indicate the extraction site of the wh-word or phrase and specify its type and function (use the model of question 1 in Exercise 9.3).
It was my mother who kept the reins on our family finances. (coca:fic)
Qualified dividends, which include most dividends from stocks, are taxed at 15 percent. (coca:news)
Five minutes passed, during which neither the woman nor the student returned. (coca:fic)
The dining room is the reason why we bought the home. (coca:news)
He quit one day when his parking pass was revoked. (coca:news)
the store had an employee whose job was to deal just with celebrities. (coca:news)
My other obsession was Woody Allen, whom I saw from time to time speed walking on Fifth Avenue. (coca:acad)
That's the only part of the book that Ron is in. (coca:spok)
The party we were planning is off. (coca:spok)
The building where Seamus lived was silent and dark. (coca:fic)
Explain the ambiguity of the following sentence and draw generalized D structure trees for the two readings:
The fact that I heard disturbed me.
nonrestrictive
indefinite
restrictive
headless
sentential
nonrestrictive
sentential
headless
restrictive
indefinite
It was my mother who [t] kept the reins on our family finances.
Type: relative pronoun
Function: Su
Qualified dividends, which [t] include most dividends from stocks, are taxed at 15 percent.
Type: relative pronoun
Function: Su
Five minutes passed, during which neither the woman nor the student returned [t].
Type: relative pronoun
Function: aA
The dining room is the reason why we bought the home [t].
Type: relative adverb
Function: aA
He quit one day when his parking pass was revoked [t].
Type: relative adverb
Function: aA
The store had an employee whose job [t] was to deal just with celebrities.
Type: relative determiner
Function: specifier of N job (whose job is Su)
My other obsession was Woody Allen, whom I saw [t] from time to time speed walking on Fifth Avenue.
Type: relative pronoun
Function: dO
That's the only part of the book that Ron is in [t].
Type: relative pronoun
Function: OP
The party we were planning [t] is off.
Type: Ø (relative pronoun)
Function: dO
The building where Seamus lived [t] was silent and dark.
Type: relative adverb
Function: pC
that-clause: my hearing it was disturbing (that I heard was disturbing)
relative clause: the fact was disturbing (I heard the fact)