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"Liverpool staged one of the most sensational comebacks Anfield has seen to overcome their German opponents in Thursday's quarter-final second leg." (BBC Sport website.)
Liverpol - a subject;
staged - a predicator;
one of the most sensational comebacks Anfield has seen [a noun phrase] - an direct object;
to overcome their German opponent - ?
in Thursday's quarter-final second leg - an adverbial.
What function does "to overcome their German opponent" [a verb-of-purpose phrase] fulfill in the above sentence?
Liverpol - a subject;
staged - a predicator;
one of the most sensational comebacks Anfield has seen [a noun phrase] - an direct object;
to overcome their German opponent - ?
in Thursday's quarter-final second leg - an adverbial.
What function does "to overcome their German opponent" [a verb-of-purpose phrase] fulfill in the above sentence?
Top answer
It is part of the larger adverbial "to overcome their German opponents in Thursday's quarter-final second leg".
- It is part of the larger adverbial "to overcome their German opponents in Thursday's quarter-final second leg".
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It is part of the larger adverbial "to overcome their German opponents in Thursday's quarter-final second leg".
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Mister MicawberIt is part of the larger adverbial "to overcome their German opponents in Thursday's quarter-final second leg".Thanks for the reply. Indeed, I'd say that to overcome their German opponents [an infinitive adverbial clause] is an adverbial of purpose.
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