prefixes and such

[Bridget]

Do these sound natural?

He has a tendency to overindulge in beer.

She reaffirmed that everything was being done.

In other words, is it true that addition of prefixes to verbs rules out non-nominal complements (for example, a clause as object or a prepositional-phrase complement)?

[Rusty]

Do these sound natural?

He has a tendency to overindulge in beer.

She reaffirmed that everything was being done.

In other words, is it true that addition of prefixes to verbs rules out non-nominal complements (for example, a clause as object or a prepositional-phrase complement)?
The sentences sound natural. There is a website here (http://books.google.com/books?id=WkRDgytEWNYC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22non+nominal%22+complements&source=web&ots=LhmV6pXkNW&sig=bdrs851nHvtKdAOfT3drofdgAgc#PPA71,M1) (pages 71-3) that may help you answer the question as to the truth of the statement you quote.

[Bridget]

The sentences sound natural. There is a website here (http://books.google.com/books?id=WkRDgytEWNYC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22non+nominal%22+complements&source=web&ots=LhmV6pXkNW&sig=bdrs851nHvtKdAOfT3drofdgAgc#PPA71,M1)(pages 71-3) that may help you answer the question as to the truth of the statement you quote.

So, no telling if it's true or not.

[Rusty]

So, no telling if it's true or not.
I am not a linguist, so I wouldn't make a guess. If you would like to submit some more examples we can say if they sound natural.