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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Structure

"That’s pretty monumental in terms of the accomplishment that will be.”

I'm confused about the structure of the sentence. Because 'monumental' is a adjective and there is no object to be modified. Could you simply analyze the structure?
  

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rpsh Because 'monumental' is a adjective and there is no object to be modified. It modifies the subject That .

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  • rpsh Because 'monumental' is a adjective and there is no object to be modified.
  • It modifies the subject That .
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rpshBecause 'monumental' is a adjective and there is no object to be modified.
It modifies the subject That.
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The adjective phrase pretty monumental (not just monumental) doesn’t modify anything. It functions as complement to be in clause structure (subject/predicative complement) rather than attributive modifier in noun phrase structure, as in a monumental victory. These are the two main functions of AdjPs.
Note that modifier AdjPs don’t modify objects; they modify
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Got it. So detailed! Thank you!
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