English Syntax
Hi! I was wondering if any of you could help me with this:
I have the sentence "Hitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker in April 1945." and I wanted to know which are the functions of the two prepositional phrases "in a Berlin Bunker" and "in April 1945". I think they´re both postmodifiers but I'm not sure if the last one is an adverbial complement or not. Thanks!
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Cata Steiner Hitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker in April 1945. Hitler committed suicide is a main clause. Both prepositional phrases in a Berlin bunker and in April 1945 are adjuncts; the former the adjunct of place, the latter the adjunct of time.
- Cata Steiner Hitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker in April 1945.
- Hitler committed suicide is a main clause.
- Both prepositional phrases in a Berlin bunker and in April 1945 are adjuncts; the former the adjunct of place, the latter the adjunct of time.
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Cata SteinerHitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker in April 1945.
Hitler committed suicide is a main clause.
Both prepositional phrases in a Berlin bunker and in April 1945 are adjuncts; the former the adjunct of place, the latter the adjunct of time.
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