Modifier or Complement?
Does the underlined part modifies the dried-up dead bodies or work as complement?
It was for this reason that the Egyptians made mummies, or dried up dead bodies preserved from decay.
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teacherJapan Does the underlined part modifies the dried-up dead bodies or work as complement? It was for this reason that the Egyptians made mummies, or dried up dead bodies preserved from decay . It's an adjunct (modifier) in the NP "dead bodies preserved from decay".
- teacherJapan Does the underlined part modifies the dried-up dead bodies or work as complement?
- It was for this reason that the Egyptians made mummies, or dried up dead bodies preserved from decay .
- It's an adjunct (modifier) in the NP "dead bodies preserved from decay".
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teacherJapanDoes the underlined part modifies the dried-up dead bodies or work as complement?
It was for this reason that the Egyptians made mummies, or dried up dead bodies preserved from decay.
It's an adjunct (modifier) in the NP "dead bodies preserved from decay".
0It was for this reason that the Egyptians made mummies, or [dried up dead bodies preserved from decay].
The underlined bit is an optional modifier in the bracketed noun phrase. It can’t be a complement because it’s not licensed (specifically permitted or required) by the head noun, “bodies”.
It’s very similar to the relative clause in dried up dead bodi
0teacherJapanDoes the underlined partmodifiesmodify the dried-up dead bodies or work as complement?
As shown.
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