Can a subordinate adverbial clause be also a non-finte clause?
I went to the store in order to buy bread the bold sentence is a subordinate adverbial clause or a non-finite clause ?or it is both of them ? If so can you explain with details why?
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I went to the store in order to buy bread . The underlined part is a preposition phrase headed by the compound preposition "in order", with the non-finite infinitival clause "to buy bread" as a clausal complement to the preposition. The PP is functioning as a purpose adjunct – it gives the purpose for the speaker/writer going to the store.
- I went to the store in order to buy bread .
- The underlined part is a preposition phrase headed by the compound preposition "in order", with the non-finite infinitival clause "to buy bread" as a clausal complement to the preposition.
- The PP is functioning as a purpose adjunct – it gives the purpose for the speaker/writer going to the store.
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I went to the store in order to buy bread.
The underlined part is a preposition phrase headed by the compound preposition "in order", with the non-finite infinitival clause "to buy bread" as a clausal complement to the preposition.
The PP is functioning as a purpose adjunct – it gives the purpose for the speaker/writer going to the store.
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