How to identify whether a prepositional phrase is functioning as an adjunct or complement
Hello teachers:
How to determine or identify whether a prepositional phrase is functioning as a complement or an adjunct in a sentence, please?
-The book is on the table.
-She went to the market.
- That belongs to her
In the sentences above, please tell me the grammatical function of the prepositional phrases. As far as my knowledge is concerned, I think they are all functioning as adjuncts.
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No, they are all complements. Obligatory elements are always complements: they are needed to complete the verb phrase; optional elements may be either complements or adjuncts.
- No, they are all complements.
- Obligatory elements are always complements: they are needed to complete the verb phrase; optional elements may be either complements or adjuncts.
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No, they are all complements.
Obligatory elements are always complements: they are needed to complete the verb phrase; optional elements may be either complements or adjuncts.
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