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Yzh1978 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Sentence structure analysis

The film won four Oscars , the most of the evening, in what amounted to a historic upset of the Hollywood elite.

I In the above sentence, i have two questions. 1. Why no preposition is added before time adverbial "evening"? 2 . What is the grammatical role of " in what amounted to a historic upset of the Hollywood elite.".

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yzh1978 1. Why is no preposition is added before time adverbial "evening"? Evening is a noun.

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  • yzh1978 1.
  • Why is no preposition is added before time adverbial "evening"?
  • Evening is a noun.
  • It is the complement (object) of the preposition "of".
  • The sentence must be read this way.
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yzh19781. Why is no preposition is added before time adverbial "evening"?

Evening is a noun. It is the complement (object) of the preposition "of".

The sentence must be read this way. There are a lot of words that are omitted. They are not necessary.

The film won four Oscars, the most (

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The film won four Oscars , the most of the evening, in what amounted to a historic upset of the Hollywood elite.

"The evening" is preceded by the preposition "of".

Incidentally, the underlined element, a preposition phrase, is an adjunct, probably a locative one.

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i don't catch it , why it is not "in the most of the evening'? Anyone helps me paraphrase "in what amounted to a historic upset of the Hollywood elite."?

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