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APPENDIX
A number of + pl
12. A number of famous actors (TO BE) on the red carpet when Brad Pitt and Angelina appeared.
0 40 2 0% 100%
23. A number of children (TO BE) in the playground when this happened.
1 40 1 2.45% 97.55%
38. A very small but quite significant number of children in England (TO BE) hyperactive.
1 41 0 2.38% 97.62%
42. …a great number of Americans (TO BE) sure that Barack Obama will be…
2 40 0 4.76% 95.24%
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A bunch/gang of + pl
9 33 0 21.43% 78.57%
26. That bunch of beautiful big red roses (TO BE) the best thing I could have bought her.
27 15 0 64.28% 35.72%
20. …the gang of thieves (TO BE) still planning the robbery.
8 34 0 19.05% 80.95%
50. A small but extremely dangerous gang of thugs (TO BE) caught yesterday by the police.
11 31 0 26.20% 73.80%
Category 2: NP-copula-NP
2a) NP(sg)-copula-NP(pl)
5. The main reason for the conflict (TO BE) their bad relations.
SG PL NULL %SG %PL
42 0 0 100% 0%
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9. The cause of this strike (TO BE) their dreadful work conditions.
42 0 0 100% 0%
18. The consequence of the president´s words (TO BE) a lot of bad critiques in some national
newspapers.
24 17 1 58.54% 41.46%
2b) NP(pl)-copula-NP(sg)
29. Two broken pistons (TO BE) the cause of the sinking.
3 39 0 7.14% 92.86%
33. Two thousand dollars (TO BE) the reason for the argument.
18 24 0 42.86% 57.14%
40. Amendments 22 and 23 (TO BE) the main cause of the protests.
0 42 0 0% 100%
2 39 1 4.88% 95.12%
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Category 3: Pseudoclefts
19 22 1 46.34% 53.66%
18. …what worries him most (TO BE) tomorrow´s reports in the most well-known international papers.
26 16 0 61.90% 38.10%
14. …all you can see there (TO BE) trees, flowers and birds.
10 32 0 23.81% 76.19%
21. …all that he needs to fix it (TO BE) some nuts and a spanner.
17 25 0 40.48% 59.52%
1 41 0 2.38% 97.62%
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46. …all the defensive mistakes they made (TO BE) what worries him.
6 36 0 14.29% 85.71%
0 42 0 0% 100%
37 3 2 92.50% 7.50%
Un número de + pl
12. Un número de actores famosos (ESTAR) ya sobre la alfombra roja cuando Brad Pitt y Angelina
aparecieron.
13 29 0 30.95% 69.05%
23. Un número de niños (ESTAR) en el patio del colegio cuando los hechos ocurrieron.
22 20 0 52.38% 47.62%
38. Un pequeño pero significativo número de niños (MOSTRAR) algún sígno de hiperactividad.
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9 33 0 21.43% 78.57%
24 18 0 57.14% 42.86%
Un racimo/ramo/banda de + pl
27 15 0 64.29% 35.71%
26. Aquel ramo de enormes y preciosas rosas rojas (SER) lo mejor que le pude haber comprado.
33 9 0 78.57% 21.43%
32 9 1 78.05% 21.95%
14 28 0 33.33% 66.67%
Category 2: NP-copula-NP
2a) NP(sg)-copula-NP(pl)
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2 40 0 4.76% 95.24%
3 39 0 7.14% 92.86%
13 28 1 31.71% 68.29%
18. La consecuencia de las palabras del presidente (SER) un montón de desfavorables críticas en
11 31 0 26.19% 73.81%
2b) NP(pl)-copula-NP(sg)
6 36 0 14.29% 85.71%
9 33 0 21.43% 78.57%
1 41 0 2.38% 97.62%
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48. …las infidelidades de Javier (SER) el motivo del divorcio.
2 40 0 4.76% 95.24%
Category 3: Pseudoclefts
0 42 0 0% 100%
18. …lo que seguro más le preocupa (SER) los titulares de mañana de los principales periódicos
internacionales.
0 42 0 0% 100%
14. …todo lo que puedes ver allí (SER) árboles, flores y pájaros.
2 40 0 4.76% 95.24%
21. …todo cuanto necesita para arreglarlo (SER) unas cuantas tuercas y una llave inglesa.
SG PL NULL %SG %PL
4 38 0 9.52% 90.48%
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8 34 0 19.05% 80.95%
46. …todos los errores defensivos que cometieron (SER) lo que más le preocupa.
21 21 0 50% 50%
12 29 1 29.27% 70.73%
29 13 0 69.05% 30.95%
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Tables:
Table 1.
8. Clefts and pseudoclefts it (to be) the politicians es (sein) die Politiker, die..
who... -cleft sentence- -cleft sentence-
what interests me + (to be) was mich interessiert, +
+ N(pl) -pseudocleft- (sein) + NP(pl)
-pseudocleft-
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Table 2.
2. a) NPsg -copula- NPpl the cause of the accident + la causa del accidente +
structures with nominal copula (to be) + bad brakes copula (ser) + los frenos
predicates
b) NPpl –copula- NPsg bad brakes + copula (to be) los frenos + copula (ser) +
structures with nominal + the cause of the accident la causa del accidente
predicates
all you can see there + todo lo que puedes ver allí
copula (to be) + N(pl) + copula (ser) + N(pl)
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Figures:
Figures 2 and 3. Different results obtained for un numero de + pl. and un racimo/banda de + pl.
Spanish
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Figure 4. The cause of the accident (TO BE) bad brakes // La causa del accidente (SER) los frenos.
Figure 5. Two broken pistons (TO BE) the cause of the sinking // Dos pistones rotos (SER) la causa del
hundimiento.
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Figure 6. What I actually adore (TO BE) horror films // Lo que a mí realmente me gusta (SER) las
películas de terror.
Figures 7 and 8. Different results obtained for pseudoclefts introduced by what… and all that…
English
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Figure 9. Ballet performances (TO BE) what I actually love // Las representaciones de ballet (SER) lo
que en realidad me gusta.
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