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| 1. | Active main clause; complement to tell Daisy tells Pluto to sing to Champion. Champion tells Daisy to do some dancing. Pluto tells Champion to do some reading. Daisy tells Champion to dance around the chicken. |
| 2. | Passive main clause; complement to tell Champion is told by Pluto to run around Daisy. Pluto is told by Champion to read to the pig. Daisy is told by Pluto to do a somersault. Champion is told by Daisy to do some singing. |
| 3. | Active main clause; purpose clause Pluto takes Champion along to read to the turtle. Daisy picks Pluto to do a somersault. Champion chooses Daisy to do some singing. Pluto picks Champion to hop around Daisy. |
| 4. | Passive main clause; purpose clause Pluto is chosen by Daisy to do a somersault. Champion is chosen by Pluto to do some singing. Daisy is picked by Champion to read to Pluto. Pluto is picked by Daisy to dance around the pig. |
| 5. | Active main clause; temporal adjunct Champion kisses Daisy before doing a somersault. Pluto hits Champion before hopping around the chicken. Daisy hugs Pluto before singing to Champion. Champion hugs Pluto before doing some reading. |
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Book title: Theoretical Issues in Language Acquisition:Continuity and Change in Development.
Contributors: Jürgen Weissenborn - Editor, Helen Goodluck - Editor, Thomas Roeper - Editor.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Place of publication: Hillsdale, NJ.
Publication year: 1992.
Page number: 170.
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