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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Adverbials, Complements, adjunct

I am trying to understand these grammatical terms, but have ended up even more confused that when I started. I have three sentences to define.

Tom gave me the book yesterday - is yesterday an adjunt?

The old woman has been living in New York for a long time - is New York an adjunct, and for a long time an adverbial

Mr Garibaldi is rich - is rich the complement?

Please help as I am getting more and more confused.

Thanks
  

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Anonymous Tom gave me the book yesterday - is yesterday an adjunt? I'd call it an adverb. I'd save the term "adverbial" for phrases or clauses (which modify the verb).

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  • Anonymous Tom gave me the book yesterday - is yesterday an adjunt?
  • I'd call it an adverb.
  • I'd save the term "adverbial" for phrases or clauses (which modify the verb).
  • "Adjunct" seems like a general category which would include appositives and parenthetical expressions and subordinate clauses.
  • I've never used it.
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Anonymous Tom gave me the book yesterday - is yesterday an adjunt? I'd call it an adverb. I'd save the term "adverbial" for phrases or clauses (which modify the verb).
"Adjunct" seems like a general category which would include appositives and parenthetical expressions
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pls can someone help me out with adverbials i am so down pls define the following and reply.

adverbials compliment

adjunct

conjuct

disjunt

directional and locative particles

negators

expletives

thanks
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