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Jasonkhlim Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Postmodifier or adjunct?

Hi everyone.

''I got us a room in a hotel.''

in a hotel = a postmodifier of a noun or an adjunct?
But it seems like it can be omitted. Can we ever omit a postmodifier of a noun?
  

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jasonkhlim in a hotel = a postmodifier of a noun or an adjunct? It is a postmodifier - equivalent to this: ''I got us a hotel room. jasonkhlim Can we ever omit a postmodifier of a noun?

  • jasonkhlim in a hotel = a postmodifier of a noun or an adjunct?
  • It is a postmodifier - equivalent to this: ''I got us a hotel room.
  • jasonkhlim Can we ever omit a postmodifier of a noun?
  • Adjectives can be omitted, and postmodifiers are no different.
  • However, if the phrase is defining , then the meaning may change with its inclusion or omission.
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jasonkhlimin a hotel = a postmodifier of a noun or an adjunct?
It is a postmodifier - equivalent to this:
''I got us a hotel room.
jasonkhlim Can we ever omit a postmodifier of a noun?
Adjectives can be omitted, and postmodifiers are no different.
However, if the phrase is defining, then the meaning ma
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Thanks for the explanation.
What do you think about this sentence?

"You are with me on this, right?"

Both "with me" & "on this" function as adverbial complement?
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jasonkhlimBoth "with me" & "on this" function as adverbial complement?
Since a linking verb cannot take an object, and neither expression renames or describes the subject, that is the only choice you have.
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jasonkhlim Thanks for the explanation.What do you think about this sentence?"You are with me on this, right?"Both "with me" & "on this" function as adverbial complement?
It's certainly a complement since it's obligatory: it's required to complete the verb phrase. But I'd avoid using the term 'adverbial' as that implies it's optional, which it isn't. We underst
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BillJBut I'd avoid using the term 'adverbial' as that implies it's optional, which it isn't.
I like the recent theories in grammar, which differentiates obligatory complements from optional adjuncts.

In traditional grammar, this was not a distinction. Adverbs could be either obligatory or optional elements in a sentence.
So in traditional grammar
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Thanks for the explanation, AlpheccaStars and BillJ.

I've came across these sentence:

''I don't need this in my wedding.'' = an adjunct?
''You have told me most of the ingredients in your story.'' = adjunct or postmodifier?
''She did some rearrangement for us.'' = postmodifier?
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jasonkhlimThanks for the explanation, AlpheccaStars and BillJ.I've came across these sentence:''I don't need this in my wedding.'' = an adjunct?''You have told me most of the ingredients in your story.'' = adjunct or postmodifier?''She did some rearrangement for us.'' = postmodifier?
[1] ''I don't need this in my wedding.'' = adjunct
[2] ''You have
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[3] ''She did some rearrangement for us.'' = complement
By complement, you mean it is a noun phrase complement?
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jasonkhlimBy complement, you mean it is a noun phrase complement?
The head word is a preposition, not a noun.
"us" is the pronoun complement of "for."
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jasonkhlim [3] ''She did some rearrangement for us.'' = complementBy complement, you mean it is a noun phrase complement?
As AS replied just now, the head word is a preposition, so it's a preposition phrase (not a noun phrase).

I'd just add that its function in your example is complement of "did".

BillJ

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