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canonical_url: https://yeonsolkim.com/grammar/clause-like-interpretation/
author: Yeonsol Kim
title: Clause-Like Interpretation
date: 2026-05-05 00:00:00 +0900
last_modified_at: 2026-11-01 13:00:52 +0900
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### 1. NPs
**1.1. Event nouns.** walk, trip, conversation, fight, arrival, meeting, decision, attempt, etc.
> *The enemy's destruction of the city → The enemy destroyed the city.*
> *I always remember a mountain walk with some friends → I walked in the mountains with some friends.*
> *My attempt to apply this scheme to the hydrogen atom → I attempted to apply this scheme to the hydrogen atom.*
**1.2. State nouns.** relationship, marriage, alliance, rivalry; anger, pleasure, etc.
> *John’s friendship with Mary surprised everyone → John was friends with Mary.*
> *Her anger at the decision → She was angry at the decision.*
### 2. Object with Predicative Complements
> *I found myself in an impenetrable morass → Myself was in an impenetrable morass.*
> *To put oneself back in the position → Oneself is in the position.*