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Tkacka15 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Prepositional phrase
"...,managing director of consultancy China Market Research said it was very difficult for consumer-facing foreign internet players to find success in China." (BBC website.)
Is the PP phrase "for consumer-facing foreign internet players" an adverbial in the above sentence?
Is the the head ("difficult") of the adjective phrase "very difficult for consumer-facing foreign internet players" modified by the PP "for consumer-facing foreign internet players"?
Is the "consumer-facing foreign internet players" a non-finite clause functioning as an object (complement?) of the preposition "for"?
Is the PP phrase "for consumer-facing foreign internet players" an adverbial in the above sentence?
Is the the head ("difficult") of the adjective phrase "very difficult for consumer-facing foreign internet players" modified by the PP "for consumer-facing foreign internet players"?
Is the "consumer-facing foreign internet players" a non-finite clause functioning as an object (complement?) of the preposition "for"?
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tkacka15 Is the PP phrase "for consumer-facing foreign internet players" an adverbial in the above sentence? Yes, though others may use other terms. It complements 'diffucult'.
- tkacka15 Is the PP phrase "for consumer-facing foreign internet players" an adverbial in the above sentence?
- Yes, though others may use other terms.
- It complements 'diffucult'.
- tkacka15 Is the the head ("difficult") of the adjective phrase "very difficult for consumer-facing foreign internet players" modified by the PP "for consumer-facing foreign internet players"?
- That's what I just said.
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tkacka15Is the PP phrase "for consumer-facing foreign internet players" an adverbial in the above sentence?Yes, though others may use other terms. It complements 'diffucult'.
tkacka15Is the the head ("difficult") of the adjective phrase "very difficult for consumer-facing foreign internet players" modified by the PP "for consumer-faci
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Mister Micawbertkacka15Is the "consumer-facing foreign internet players" a non-finite clauseNo; it is simply a noun phrase.Thanks for the reply.
Can I assume that the ing-form, "consumer-facing", is a no-finite verb whose object is "foreign internet players"?
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tkacka15an I assume that the ing-form, "consumer-facing", is a no-finite verb whose object is "foreign internet players"?No; it is an adjective modifying 'players' as I read it.
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