Do words in boldface in sentence form a single constituent

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Problem with constituents from Andrew Carnie's Syntax book:

Do the words in boldface in the following sentence form a single constituent? That is, is there a [Barbie and Ken kissing] constituent? How do you know? Use all the tests available to you (movement, coordination, stand-alone, and replacement).

Barbie and Ken were seen by everyone at the party kissing.

A couple of things may help you in the problem. (1) Remember that constituents can be inside other constituents. (2) This sentence is a passive, which means that some movement has happened, so don't let the fact that there is other stuff in between the two bits throw you off.

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