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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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1.HE is like a bamboo pole.
He =subject
is =capula verb
like a bamboo pole =prepositional phrase as a complement of subject?
As I know that complement of a subject after copula verb can be only "a noun phrase",
An adjective , an adverbial of place.
IS prepositional phrase as a complement of subject after copual verb possible?
Thanks.
1.HE is like a bamboo pole.
He =subject
is =capula verb
like a bamboo pole =prepositional phrase as a complement of subject?
As I know that complement of a subject after copula verb can be only "a noun phrase",
An adjective , an adverbial of place.
IS prepositional phrase as a complement of subject after copual verb possible?
Thanks.
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He (subject) is (copula) like (preposition) a (determiner) bamboo (adjective) pole (noun) . The underlined portion is called a subject complement, and it's a prepositional phrase in form: it's headed by the preposition "like", which takes the noun phrase "a bamboo pole" as its object. As for function, you need to determine if the prepositional phrase, "like a bamboo pole" renames the subject (noun; nominal predicate), describes the subject (adjectival predicate) or tells us where or when (adverb of time or place).
- He (subject) is (copula) like (preposition) a (determiner) bamboo (adjective) pole (noun) .
- The underlined portion is called a subject complement, and it's a prepositional phrase in form: it's headed by the preposition "like", which takes the noun phrase "a bamboo pole" as its object.
- As for function, you need to determine if the prepositional phrase, "like a bamboo pole" renames the subject (noun; nominal predicate), describes the subject (adjectival predicate) or tells us where or when (adverb of time or place).
- She is upstairs .
- (preposition in form; adverb in function) We are at home .
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He (subject) is (copula) like (preposition) a (determiner) bamboo (adjective) pole (noun).
The underlined portion is called a subject complement, and it's a prepositional phrase in form: it's headed by the preposition "like", which takes the noun phrase "a bamboo pole" as its object.
As for function, you need to determine if the prepositional phrase, "like a bamboo pole
The underlined portion is called a subject complement, and it's a prepositional phrase in form: it's headed by the preposition "like", which takes the noun phrase "a bamboo pole" as its object.
As for function, you need to determine if the prepositional phrase, "like a bamboo pole
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