1. NPs
verb의 argument structure가 genitive 형태로 실현된다.
1.1. event nouns
e.g., walk, trip, conversation, fight, arrival, meeting, decision, attempt
examples.
- the enemy’s destruction of the city
→ The enemy destroyed the city. - I always remember a mountain walk with some friends
→ I walked in the mountains with some friends. - my attempt to apply this scheme to the hydrogen atom
→ I attempted to apply this scheme to the hydrogen atom.
1.2. state nouns
e.g., relationship, marriage, alliance, rivalry; anger, pleasure
examples.
- John’s friendship with Mary surprised everyone
→ John was friends with Mary. - her anger at the decision
→ She was angry at the decision.
2. Object-oriented predicative complements
examples.
- I found myself in an impenetrable morass
→ myself was in an impenetrable morass. - to put oneself back in the position
→ oneself is in the position.