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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Returned to

Returned now to national prominence, Groucho embarked on his solo film career
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What is the grammatical form and function of "to...prominence "?
Is it a prepositional phrase ?
Is it a complement or object of "returned"?

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Jigneshbharati Is it a prepositional phrase? Is it a complement or object of "returned"? It's a prepositional phrase and a complement of "returned".

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati Is it a prepositional phrase?
  • Is it a complement or object of "returned"?
  • It's a prepositional phrase and a complement of "returned".
  • "return" is intransitive in the given sentence, so it can't have an object.
  • CJ
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JigneshbharatiIs it a prepositional phrase? Is it a complement or object of "returned"?

It's a prepositional phrase and a complement of "returned". "return" is intransitive in the given sentence, so it can't have an object.

CJ

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