Supplement Is Not A Modifer?
¦ Further adjectival functions
iii He died young. They served the coffee blindfolded. [ predicative adjunct]
iv Furious, he stormed out of the room. [ predicative adjunct]
Finally, the AdjPs in [10 iii—iv] function as predicative adjunct. Those in [10 iii] are integrated into clause structure and hence modifiers, while that in [iv] is detached and hence a supplement.
I thought the "furious" that is detached from the clause modifies the clause itself. Thus "supplement" functions as a modifier. Was I wrong?
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Compare these two from a semantic analysis. Only the word order is different, but the comma plays a significant role. I won't attempt the linguistic labeling, though, as I have not read your textbook.
- Compare these two from a semantic analysis.
- Only the word order is different, but the comma plays a significant role.
- I won't attempt the linguistic labeling, though, as I have not read your textbook.
- They served the coffee blindfolded .
- [Describes the manner (how) in which they served, modifies the predicate] Blindfolded, they served the coffee.
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Compare these two from a semantic analysis. Only the word order is different, but the comma plays a significant role. I won't attempt the linguistic labeling, though, as I have not read your textbook.
They served the coffee blindfolded. [Describes the manner (how) in which they served, modifies the predicate]
Blindfolded, they served the coffee. [Describes
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