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A secret
He must keep it a secret.
Is the noun "a secret" doing the job of the adverb(ial) in the sentence above?
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Anonymous He must keep it a secret . Is the noun "a secret" doing the job of the adverb(ial) in the sentence above? No.
- Anonymous He must keep it a secret .
- Is the noun "a secret" doing the job of the adverb(ial) in the sentence above?
- No.
- 'a secret' predicates something of 'it', so you have an object complement (by one tradition of analysis) there in 'a secret'.
- I believe I have also seen 'it a secret' described as "a small clause".
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AnonymousHe must keep it a secret.
Is the noun "a secret" doing the job of the adverb(ial) in the sentence above?
No. 'a secret' predicates something of 'it', so you have an object complement (by one tradition of analysis) there in 'a secret'.
I believe I have also seen 'it a secret' described as "a small clause".
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