ABSTRACT
Toestablishtheseresults,Ilookintoseveralsubsystems ofEnglishsyntax-- the"predicatecomplement"system (Chapters1-3)andthe"determinercomplement"systemof comparativeandrelativeclauseconstructions(Chapters4 and5).Myanalysesarebynomeansexhaustiveorcomplete accountsofthesesyntacticsubsystems,butareinstead selectiveexplorationsofsomeofthegrammaticalregions wherecomplementizersoccurorhavebeenthoughttooccur. Twoparticularlyobviousdefectsaremycompletedisregard oftheso-calledPoss-ingcomplementizerandmyinvidious neglectoftherelativeclauseinfavorofafairlyde-
structure of the noun phrase, including articles and quantifiers -- matter for separate monographs.
