A postpositional adjective phrase.
A great deal of credit must go to the director for the success of the film.
I'd like to know if "for the success of the film" qualifies "credit."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon for the success of the film I see it as an adverbial (adjunct) that modifies the entire clause A great deal of credit must go to the director for the success of the film.
- park sang joon for the success of the film I see it as an adverbial (adjunct) that modifies the entire clause A great deal of credit must go to the director for the success of the film.
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park sang joon for the success of the film
I see it as an adverbial (adjunct) that modifies the entire clause A great deal of credit must go to the director for the success of the film.
0A great deal of credit must go to the director for the success of the film.
The underlined preposition phrase functions as complement of "credit".
It's a complement, not a modifier, because it has to be licensed (specifically permitted) by "credit".
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