He has proved wrong...
He has proved wrong the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts.
He - a subject;
has proved - a predicator;
wrong - a complement;
the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts - a direct object.
Is my parsing correct?
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If it is correct, then, in my opinion, the complement "wrong" is referring to the NP "the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts", not to the complement of the preposition "of", i.e., "the top Wall Street analysts".
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To me, the word order is unnatural and incorrect. He has proved wrong the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts wrong . Wrong is an object complement.
- To me, the word order is unnatural and incorrect.
- He has proved wrong the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts wrong .
- Wrong is an object complement.
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To me, the word order is unnatural and incorrect.
He has proved wrong the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts wrong.
Wrong is an object complement.
0tkacka15He has proved wrong the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts.
...Is my parsing correct?
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If it is correct, then, in my opinion, the complement "wrong" is referring to the NP "the prediction of the top Wall Street analysts", not to the complement of the preposition "of", i.e., "the top Wall Street analysts".
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