EMBEDDING.
A grammatical unit (a phrase or a clause) can function as a constituent of a
• unit of the same rank as itself
A Phrase within a larger Phrase
[P [W Their] [W fight] [P against the storm]]
NP
Det NP
N PP
Their fight against the storm
A Clause within a larger Clause
[c [c That he quit his job] [p[P [w surprised]] [P [w his] [w friends]]]]
Clause
C VP
VP PP
That he quit his job surprised his friends
• or of a lower rank
A Clause within a Phrase
[P [W The] [W roof] [c that collapsed last week]] could have caused a disaster.
NP
Det NP
N C
The roof that collapsed last week ……………..
