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I’m proud to tell you that your son died a hero.
What's the function of the underlined noun phrase?
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I’m proud to tell you that your son died a hero . The underlined NP is a 'predicative adjunct', a kind of 'Modifier'. It is predicative because it relates to a predicand ("son"), and it is an adjunct because it is an optional modifier in clause structure.
- I’m proud to tell you that your son died a hero .
- The underlined NP is a 'predicative adjunct', a kind of 'Modifier'.
- It is predicative because it relates to a predicand ("son"), and it is an adjunct because it is an optional modifier in clause structure.
- Other similar examples are: They served the coffee naked !
- (transitive clause with subject "they" as predicand) They served the coffee black .
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I’m proud to tell you that your son died a hero.
The underlined NP is a 'predicative adjunct', a kind of 'Modifier'.
It is predicative because it relates to a predicand ("son"), and it is an adjunct because it is an optional modifier in clause structure.
Other similar examples are:
They served the coffee naked! (t
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