2.4. Bare Infinitival Clause

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Yeonsol Kim

April 07, 2026


1. Lexical Verb의 Complement로 기능하는 Bare Infinitival Clause

She made the boys stay after school.

  • Subject: She
  • Predicate:
    • Head: made
    • Raised Object: the boys
    • Complement(Bare Infinitival Clause): stay after school
      • Predicand: the boys
      • Head: stay
      • Adjunct(PP): after school

Simplification: She / made / the boys stay after school.

I didn’t see you come in.

  • Predicate:
    • Head: didn’t
    • Complement(VP): see you come in
      • Head: see
      • Raised Object:
      • Complement(Bare Infinitival Clause): (you) come in
        • Predicand: you
        • Predicate: come in

Simplification: I / didn’t / see / you come in.


2. Auxiliary Verb의 Complement로 기능하는 Bare Infinitival Clause

For Mike to succeed, he must improve his study habit.

  • Adjunct(To-Infinitival Clause): For mike to succeed
    • Subject: Mike
    • Predicate(VP): succeed
  • Subject: he
  • Predicate(VP): must improve his study habit
    • Head(VP): must
      • Head(Auxiliary Verb): must
    • Complement(Bare Infinitival Clause): improve his study habit
      • Predicand: he
      • Predicate(VP): improve his study habit
        • Head(V): improve
        • Direct Object(NP): his study habit
          • Determiner(Genitive NP): his
          • Head(Nominal): study habit
            • Modifier(NP): study
            • Head(N): habit

Simplification: For Mike / to succeed, (he) / must / he improve his study habit.