感覚動詞と知覚動詞

�)All the members recognized that he was their representative.
�）All the members recognized him as their representative.
�）All the members recognized him to be their representative.

�）全員が「彼が代表者であること」を認めた

�）全員が「彼を」「代表者として」認めた
himがrecognizedの直接目的語、as their representativeは補語としてPPと解される。
『V NP PP』の構造

�）to be their representativeは同じ意味で補語であるとはいえない。「him to be their representative」が一つの文のようなまとまりを示す。この構造の派生を考えれば文の内容が理解できる。

That makes sense! These sentences seem to be same, but contents are different. Grammar is VERY interesting and fun!