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Kernel clause/ non kernel clause

someone please help. im totally lost
question is: pick out the kernel clause from the following sets.

(i) the vase was broken by pat
(ii) the vase wasnt broken by pat
(iii) pat broke the vase
(iv) it was pat who broke the vase
(v) was the vase broken by pat?

(i) [one son was studying law,] the other dentistry
(ii) the other son was studying dentistry
(iii) wasnt the other son studying dentisry?

if someone helps me with the first set hopefully i shall manage the second set.

next question goes...

give the kernel counterparts of the following non-kernel clauses... :confused:

have you seen the other chapters?
i cant understand most of what she says
[the money] he hadnt spent [he was allowed to keep]

someone please helpp me.

thankyou
Oh, come off it, man! There was no vase!
Reply 2
Da Bachtopus
Oh, come off it, man! There was no vase!


WHAT :confused: :confused: :confused:

by the way im not a man!
Reply 3
:confused:
I think you'd be better consulting a linguistics textbook (or graduate). From what I understand, a kernel clause is the simplest structure underlying a clause (i.e. what basic structure has been modified in producing a more complex clause). This can function independently as a sentence. From your lists, I'd say these were (iii) and (ii), respectively.

Then:

You have seen the other chapters.
I [can] understand most of what she says.
[The money] he had spent [he was allowed to keep].

Man, this is boring.
Reply 5
Da Bachtopus
I think you'd be better consulting a linguistics textbook (or graduate). From what I understand, a kernel clause is the simplest structure underlying a clause (i.e. what basic structure has been modified in producing a more complex clause). This can function independently as a sentence. From your lists, I'd say these were (iii) and (ii), respectively.

Then:

You have seen the other chapters.
I [can] understand most of what she says.
[The money] he had spent [he was allowed to keep].

Man, this is boring.


THANKYOU
Pat broke the vase is the kernel clause..... evidence is that the rest of them in first set are not kernel clauses...

some properties of kernel clauses are
(a) it forms a sentence on its own.
(b) a kernel clause is structurally complete.
(c) a kernel clause is declarative, not imperative or interrogative.
(d) a kernel clause is positive, not negative.

"Pat broke the vase" has all these properties.

in the second set (ii) is the kernel clause.

(ii) the other son was studying dentistry.

i am also consulting the same book. we both can discuss chapters and especially the exercises. do tell me if you are interested in. thanks :smile:
Another set for you to find out the kernel clause.

(i) it is obvious that he was lying.
(ii) that he was lying is obvious.
i have answer of your second question. Try to solve the first question first then will move to next question about the counterparts of kernel clauses.:smile:... Good luck!!

Do tell me if you didn't get it.:rolleyes:
oh I didn't see the date of your post...lolz...dat was too old...
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Original post by fairydollfaiza
oh I didn't see the date of your post...lolz...dat was too old...


thanks...i passed this module with flying colours...five years ago :smile: