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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Adverb phrase complement!
Like adjective, adverbs can take complements consisting of prepositional phrases. The structure of adverb phrases is shown in (1-5) takes prepositional phrase complements.
(1) It is done almost identically to the method that is currently preferred.
(2) These purchases were handled similarly to all state purchases.
(3) A duel resolves disputes independently of the law.
(4) This branch operates separately from the rest of the company.
(5) The information was released simultaneously with a description of the new plan.
(from the Teacher's Grammar of English)
Q) I can understand adverbs in (1) and (2) are complements because adjectives of them are used with 'to.'(e.g., that's identical/simillar to this.) But, I don't understand why adverbs in (3),(4) and (5) forms complements with the prepositions? (I found they can be also used independently (e.g., They worked independent/separate/simultanously).
Must adverbs in (3), (4) and (5) need the prepositions as their complements?
(1) It is done almost identically to the method that is currently preferred.
(2) These purchases were handled similarly to all state purchases.
(3) A duel resolves disputes independently of the law.
(4) This branch operates separately from the rest of the company.
(5) The information was released simultaneously with a description of the new plan.
(from the Teacher's Grammar of English)
Q) I can understand adverbs in (1) and (2) are complements because adjectives of them are used with 'to.'(e.g., that's identical/simillar to this.) But, I don't understand why adverbs in (3),(4) and (5) forms complements with the prepositions? (I found they can be also used independently (e.g., They worked independent/separate/simultanously).
Must adverbs in (3), (4) and (5) need the prepositions as their complements?
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moon7296 Must adverbs in (3), (4) and (5) need the prepositions as their complements? Do the adverbs in ... need ...?
- moon7296 Must adverbs in (3), (4) and (5) need the prepositions as their complements?
- Do the adverbs in ...
- need ...?
- or Must the adverbs in ...
- have ...?
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moon7296Must adverbs in (3), (4) and (5) need the prepositions as their complements?Do the adverbs in ... need ...? or Must the adverbs in ... have ...?
In those sentences, I would say so. If the prepositional phrase is omitted, it is implicit from the context. See below.
moon7296I found they
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Thank you CJ.
You corrected my original post after copying some and correct them below since you had said the system would get it work again
You corrected my original post after copying some and correct them below since you had said the system would get it work again
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moon7296Then the application of the term 'complement' here is not appropriate, I suppose.I don't know, to be frank. It may be that 'complement' is still an appropriate term for the PP when it is included.
CJ
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