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to the argument type posited in step 1, then ignore that

assignment and link it to the argument position in the

embedded LS which would be pivot as signalled by the

voice of the verb as determined in step 1.

5. If there is an element in the PCS,
   a. Link all of the non-PCS arguments first;
   b. Assign it the remaining unlinked argument position in the
   LS.
   The linking from (119d) to (120b) is sketched in Figure 46. At the end
   of step 1 in (121), the clock has been tentatively identified as an undergoer,
   due to the passive voice of believe, and John and Mary have been inter­
   preted as actors, because of the passive morphology of the verb and the
   preposition by marking them. At step 3, the actor John in the matrix core
   is associated with the actor (x) argument in the LS of believe, and the actor
   Mary in the linked core is linked to the actor (y) argument in the LS of
   clean. However, there is no undergoer argument in the LS of believe to
   associate the clock with; the second argument of believe is a proposition

Figure 46