*Gap의 해석이 matrix clause 전체와 관련이 있기 때문에 hollow는 predicate의 성질보다는 matrix clause의 성질로 본다고 한다.
Here is a new book for you to read.
- Predicate: Here is
- Head: is
- Locative Complement(AdvP): Here
- Subject(NP): a new book for you to read.
- Determiner(DP): a
- Head(NP): new book for you to read
- Head(N): book
- Modifier(AdjP): new
- Modifier(Hollow To-Infinitival Clause): for you to read
- Subject: you
- Predicate(VP): read
- Head: read
- Direct Object Gap: book
Simplification: Here / is / a new book / for you to read.
These students are very difficult for us to teach.
- Subject(NP): These students
- Determiner(DP): These
- Head(N): students
- Predicate(VP): are very difficult for us to teach
- Head(Auxiliary Verb): are
- Predicative Complement(AdjP): very difficult for us to teach
- Modifier(AdvP): very
- Head(Adj): difficult
- Complement(Hollow To-Infinitival Clause): for us to teach
- Subject: us
- Predicate(VP): teach
- Head(V): teach
- Direct Object Gap(NP): these students
Simplification: These students / are / very difficult [for us to teach].