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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

In a process

The nervous system allows the body to respond to changes in the environment in a process usually coordinated by the brain.
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What is the grammatical function of "in a process usually coordinated by the brain"? Or how is it related to the rest of the sentence?
Thanks

The nervous system: subject
Allows: finite verb
The body: verb object or verb complement
To respond to changes in the environment: infinitive phrase acting as an adverb

  

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Jigneshbharati in a process usually coordinated by the brain. ~ by (means of) a process ... It's adverbial in that it explains how the response occurs.

  • Jigneshbharati in a process usually coordinated by the brain.
  • ~ by (means of) a process ...
  • It's adverbial in that it explains how the response occurs.
  • CJ
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Jigneshbharatiin a process usually coordinated by the brain.

~ by (means of) a process ...

It's adverbial in that it explains how the response occurs.

CJ

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