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Kl004535 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Complement or modifier/adjunct
Hopefully, someone could enlighten me on this aspect.
This new drug effectively protects children from measles.
Is the underlined a verb complement or an adjunct?
I would suppose that it is an adjunct because the sentence completes even without it.
What do you think of it?
This new drug effectively protects children from measles.
Is the underlined a verb complement or an adjunct?
I would suppose that it is an adjunct because the sentence completes even without it.
What do you think of it?
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kl004535 This new drug effectively protects children from measles . Is the underlined a verb complement or an adjunct? I'd say it's a complement.
- kl004535 This new drug effectively protects children from measles .
- Is the underlined a verb complement or an adjunct?
- I'd say it's a complement.
- It completes the meaning of protect .
- A prepositional phrase with from that is an adjunct would be something like this: This new monitoring device can effectively protect children from a great distance .
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kl004535This new drug effectively protects children from measles.I'd say it's a complement. It completes the meaning of protect. A prepositional phrase with from that is an adjunct would be something like this:
Is the underlined a verb complement or an adjunct?
This new monitoring device can effectively protect children
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Thank you. You have enlightened me a lot.
However, it is sometimes very to difficult to differentiate complements and adjuncts.
Are there any guidelines in this regard.
However, it is sometimes very to difficult to differentiate complements and adjuncts.
Are there any guidelines in this regard.
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