Introduction Steps towards the minimalist program The structure of the English clause That clauses Syntactic properties of that clauses The sequence of tenses Lexically governed properties of that complements The subjunctive in that complements The distribution of that complements Infinitive clauses General properties of infinitive complements Control theory and the identification of PRO The Nominative + Infinitive construction and the Accusative + Infinitive construction The distribution of the Nominative + Infinitive and of the Accusative + Infinitive The distribution of control constructions: for-to and PRO-to Small clauses and participial constructions Gerund Clauses General properties of gerunds, participles, verbal nouns The distribution of gerund complements Bibliography
Introduction
Steps towards the minimalist program
The structure of the English clause
That clauses
Syntactic properties of that clauses
The sequence of tenses
Lexically governed properties of that complements
The subjunctive in that complements
The distribution of that complements
Infinitive clauses
General properties of infinitive complements
Control theory and the identification of PRO
The Nominative + Infinitive construction and the Accusative + Infinitive construction
The distribution of the Nominative + Infinitive and of the Accusative + Infinitive
The distribution of control constructions: for-to and PRO-to
Small clauses and participial constructions
Gerund Clauses
General properties of gerunds, participles, verbal nouns
The distribution of gerund complements
Bibliography