Grammar roles played in English Grammar and Structure
Hi, I usually encounter the underlined part of sentences 1-4 in my readings. Does somebody know what they are called and what are the roles they played in English Grammar and Structure? Are they phrases or clauses or modifiers or adverbs? What word/s do they modify in their respective sentences? Thank you.
1. Lee is one of the familiar faces during the event, particularly due to his involvement in intensive workshops.
2. The state corporation's total remittances this year jumped 60.81 percent to 700 billion, exceeding the 460 billion remitted in 2021.
3. Ramirez thanked the local government for donating the 25 hectares of land, citing the place will be monumental in the history of politics.
4. In 2014, the former president dropped him from the list, citing issues linking him to illegal drug possession.
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red olive 901 1. Lee is one of the familiar faces during the event, particularly due to his involvement in intensive workshops. Prepositional phrase.
- red olive 901 1.
- Lee is one of the familiar faces during the event, particularly due to his involvement in intensive workshops.
- Prepositional phrase.
- com/due+to red olive 901 2.
- 81 percent to 700 billion, exceeding the 460 billion remitted in 2021.
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red olive 9011. Lee is one of the familiar faces during the event, particularly due to his involvement in intensive workshops.
Prepositional phrase. Adjunct (adverbial)
0red olive 901Does somebody know what they are called
In "modern grammar", which essentially means the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, they're called "supplements". They can be any kind of phrase or clause that provides supplementary information. They are taken to be in contrast to "integrated" phrases or clauses, which are considered to
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