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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Formen Knocked his opponent against the rope

Formen Knocked his opponent against the rope.

I'd like to know if "against the rope" modifies "his opponent."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon Formen k nocked his opponent against the rope. " No. It modifies 'knocked'.

— CalifJim

  • park sang joon Formen k nocked his opponent against the rope.
  • " No.
  • It modifies 'knocked'.
  • It tells where the opponent was knocked.
  • CJ
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park sang joonFormen knocked his opponent against the rope. I'd like to know if "against the rope" modifies "his opponent."
No. It modifies 'knocked'. It tells where the opponent was knocked.

CJ
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Thank you CalifJim, for, your very valuable answer.Emotion: smile
1. Formen knocked his opponent against the rope.
2. He painted th
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park sang joon1. Formen knocked his opponent against the rope.2. He painted the door white.Then, I was wondering if I can regard both "against the rope" and "white" as objective complements.
I see what you mean, but that's not the usual way of analyzing those.

CJ
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your continuing support. Emotion: smile
I'm afraid that I'm badgering you.
Then I'd like to know if "against the ro
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "against the rope" is an adverbial phrase.
It's a prepositional phrase with the function of a verb modifier, so it's adverbial in function.

CJ
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