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[GoldfishLord]

headed: having the name and address of a person, an organization, etc. printed at the top

Source: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headed?q=Headed

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Could "printed at the top" be seen as a reduced relative clause?

 

[5jj]

No.

 

[GoldfishLord]

-headed:
having the type of head or number of heads mentioned

Source: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headed?q=Headed

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Could "mentioned" be seen as a reduced relative clause?

 

[BobK]

That makes no sense.

Returning to your original question, are you aware of its ambiguity?

 

[Flask]

headed: having the name and address of a person, an organization, etc. printed at the top

Source: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headed?q=Headed

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Could "printed at the top" be seen as a reduced relative clause?

I agree with 5jj that "printed at the top" is not a reduced relative clause in that construction. The phrase "printed at the top" does not specify a particular type of name and address, as it would if it were a reduced relative clause there.

A headed document has the sender's name and address printed at the top of it.

This construction is labeled "The have-existential device" in the big 1985 grammar, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (pp. 1411-1412). As the authors point out, it is somewhat similar to the existential "there" construction:

There are a name and an address printed at the top of a headed document.

However, with the have-existential device, the subject is not a dummy element (there), and the subject is represented as an affected thing. A headed document has the sender's name and address such that they are printed at the top of the document.

 

[GoldfishLord]

This construction is labeled "The have-existential device" in the big 1985 grammar, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (pp. 1411-1412). As the authors point out, it is somewhat similar to the existential "there" construction:

There are a name and an address printed at the top of a headed document.

However, with the have-existential device, the subject is not a dummy element (there), and the subject is represented as an affected thing. A headed document has the sender's name and address such that they are printed at the top of the document.

Is the red part a reduced relative clause?

 

[Flask]

Is the red part a reduced relative clause?

No -- not as I analyze such sentences. I analyze existential-"there" sentences as derived constructions.

There are a name and an address printed at the top of a headed document.

derives from the following, more basic sentence, which does not have a dummy subject:

A name and an address are printed at the top of a headed document.

That said, I do not deny that it is possible to say, rather wordily but with little (apparent) difference in meaning:

There are a name and an address which are printed at the top of a headed document.

 

[güey]

... having the name and address of a person, an organization, etc. printed at the top

Printed at the top is part of the structure [have + noun phrase + participle], so it's not a reduced clause. The boldfaced phrase is similar to an object complement.

Is the red part a reduced relative clause?

Yes, as it adjectively modifies "a name and an address".

 

[GoldfishLord]

I agree with 5jj that "printed at the top" is not a reduced relative clause in that construction. The phrase "printed at the top" does not specify a particular type of name and address, as it would if it were a reduced relative clause there.

A headed document has the sender's name and address printed at the top of it.

This construction is labeled "The have-existential device" in the big 1985 grammar, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (pp. 1411-1412). As the authors point out, it is somewhat similar to the existential "there" construction:

There are a name and an address printed at the top of a headed document.

However, with the have-existential device, the subject is not a dummy element (there), and the subject is represented as an affected thing. A headed document has the sender's name and address such that they are printed at the top of the document.

1. Does "big" mean "large" or does it mean "important"?

No -- not as I analyze such sentences. I analyze existential-"there" sentences as derived constructions.

There are a name and an address printed at the top of a headed document.

derives from the following, more basic sentence, which does not have a dummy subject:

A name and an address are printed at the top of a headed document.

That said, I do not deny that it is possible to say, rather wordily but with little (apparent) difference in meaning:

There are a name and an address which are printed at the top of a headed document.

2. What does "not as" mean? What words are implied before "not as"?

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There are numerous islands surrounding Antarctica, most of which are volcanic and very young by geological standards.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

3. Does the bold part derive from "numerius islands are surrounding Antarctica"? This sounds odd to me.
It would seem to me that the "surrounding Antarctica" part have to be a reduced relative clause

 

[Flask]

1. Does "big" mean "large" or does it mean "important"?

2. What does "not as" mean? What words are implied before "not as"?

Wouldn't you rather stick to the topic? I would.

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There are numerous islands surrounding Antarctica, most of which are volcanic and very young by geological standards.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

3. Does the bold part derive from "numerius islands are surrounding Antarctica"? This sounds odd to me.
It would seem to me that the "surrounding Antarctica" part have has to be a reduced relative clause

Your version of the basic sentence sounds odd to me, too. With inversion, however, that sentence sounds much better:

Surrounding Antarctica are numerous islands.

 

[GoldfishLord]

There are many issues surrounding the choice and construction of clinical outcome scales for randomized clinical trials, and several analytical methods from which to choose.

Source: https://www.fharrell.com/talk/cos/

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How about the blue part?
It would seem to me that the basic version of it is "many issues surround the choice and construction of clinical outcome scales". I'd like to hear your opinion on that.

 

[5jj]

@GoldfishLord.

Please start a new thread for questions about different sentences.

 

[Rover_KE]

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