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Characterising adverbial constructions

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NP or DP for “that book”

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Verb-ing after this phrase or clause “this is my first time”

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Syntax trees drawing

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What kind of syntax diagrams are these, found in a book on legal writing?

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Languages with overt determiners AND pronouns/proper nouns

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Origin of English's phrasal possessive

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Is this “ambiguity in sentence structure” garden path?

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Morpheme breakdown of the word 'classification'

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Difference between PRO and OP

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Is “Since + clause” a noun clause or adverbial clause in this phrase?

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