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It is a time when, even if nets were to guide all consciousness that had been converted to photons and electrons toward coalescing, stand-alone individuals have not yet been converted into data to the extent that they can form [unique components / of a larger complex.]
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I'm not sure whether 'of a larger complex' is a complement or not. (The gang robbed her / of her necklace. ? 'Of her necklace' is a complement not a modifier. She put the dish / on the table.? 'On the table' is a complement not a modifier.)
S+V+O+A : They / can form / unique components / of a larger complex ?
S+V+O : They / can form / unique components of a larger complex ?
It is a time when, even if nets were to guide all consciousness that had been converted to photons and electrons toward coalescing, stand-alone individuals have not yet been converted into data to the extent that they can form [unique components / of a larger complex.]
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I'm not sure whether 'of a larger complex' is a complement or not. (The gang robbed her / of her necklace. ? 'Of her necklace' is a complement not a modifier. She put the dish / on the table.? 'On the table' is a complement not a modifier.)
S+V+O+A : They / can form / unique components / of a larger complex ?
S+V+O : They / can form / unique components of a larger complex ?
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