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Hi.I was thankful for [the guy next door shoveling snow from my driveway].Is the underlined part a preposition phrase? Is the bracketed gerund-participial clause object of the preposition 'for'?Is the part in italics subject of the gerund-participial clause?Is the part in red a noun phrase (in form class) modifying 'the guy' (as its function)?Does the underlined part function as an adjunct?

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Persian LearnerIs the underlined part a preposition phrase?

Yes.

Persian LearnerIs the bracketed gerund-participial clause object of the preposition 'for'?

Yes. (I'd name the bracketed clause a non-finite ing-clause.)

Persian LearnerIs the part in italics subject of the gerund-participial clause?

Yes.

Persian LearnerIs the part in red a noun phrase (in form class) modifying 'the guy' (as its function)?

It's an adjective (form) and the postmodifier of the guy (function).

Persian LearnerDoes the underlined part function as an adjunct?

I'd call it an adverbial, in a more traditional way. I understand "adjunct" as a part of the clause which may be omitted, as not essential one. If you drop the PP phrase in that sentence, you are left with a sentence I was thankful which seems to me somewhat logically truncated. Though, on the other hand, I was thankful may be treated as a main clause and may stand alone.

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