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The assumed number of frames and complements in the three theories for representation of optional complements, for sentences with no complement (“eat at home”) and sentences with a complement (“eat an apple”)
| Theory | Number of frames | Number of complements |
|---|---|---|
| Two‐frames | ||
| No complement | 2 | 0 |
| With a complement | 2 | 1 |
| One‐frame | ||
| Syntactic saturation | ||
| No complement | 1 | 1 |
| With a complement | 1 | 1 |
| Lexical saturation | ||
| No complement | 1 | 0 |
| With a complement | 1 | 1 |
