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CopenhagenCalling Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Yummy subclause analysis
Heya again 
From a sentence analysis perspective, please:
Question 1:
In the particular sentence: "Luke Harding visits a call centre in India where the staff take crash courses in Britishness." the "where the staff take crash courses in Britishness" is a subclause that functions as Object Compliment to the Direct Object "call centre", correct?
Question 2: If so, then what function does the word "where" have in the grammatical analysis of the sub clause "where the staff take crash courses in Britishness" and what type of word is it? Is it an adverb functioning as an adverbial?
Is it:
(A=Adverbial phrase=adverb=where)
(S=nounphrase=the staff)
(V=verb phrase=take)
(Direct Object=nounphrase=crash courses)
(A=prepositional phrase=in Britishness)
??
Thank you ever so much, I do hope you are somewhat entertained
From a sentence analysis perspective, please:
Question 1:
In the particular sentence: "Luke Harding visits a call centre in India where the staff take crash courses in Britishness." the "where the staff take crash courses in Britishness" is a subclause that functions as Object Compliment to the Direct Object "call centre", correct?
Question 2: If so, then what function does the word "where" have in the grammatical analysis of the sub clause "where the staff take crash courses in Britishness" and what type of word is it? Is it an adverb functioning as an adverbial?
Is it:
(A=Adverbial phrase=adverb=where)
(S=nounphrase=the staff)
(V=verb phrase=take)
(Direct Object=nounphrase=crash courses)
(A=prepositional phrase=in Britishness)
??
Thank you ever so much, I do hope you are somewhat entertained
Top answer
CopenhagenCalling Object Compliment Object compl e ment. You're not complimenting the object! Though you may compliment me, if you wish.
- CopenhagenCalling Object Compliment Object compl e ment.
- You're not complimenting the object!
- Though you may compliment me, if you wish.
- No.
- It's not an object complement.
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CopenhagenCallingObject ComplimentObject complement. You're not complimenting the object! Though you may compliment me, if you wish.
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Hmm yes BUT if the relative clause in its entirety does not function as OC in the original sentence, what function does it have?
And on the sub clause level, what function does the relative pronoun "where" have? Is it an adverbial (place-adverbial)
You are a great help and I have an endless amount of compliments at the ready for ya
And on the sub clause level, what function does the relative pronoun "where" have? Is it an adverbial (place-adverbial)
You are a great help and I have an endless amount of compliments at the ready for ya
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Relative clauses always have the function of modification. Since it modifies a noun, some people say they are adjectival in nature.
And yes, within the subordinate clause 'where' is a place adverbial.
CJ
And yes, within the subordinate clause 'where' is a place adverbial.
CJ
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mhm so in fact, the "where the staff take crash courses in Britishness" is in its entirety either an adjectival phrase functioning as a post modifier to the nounphrase call centre OR is it an adjectival phrase functioning as an adverbial in the original sentence?
("Luke Harding visits a call centre in India where the staff take crash courses in Britishness")
I hope you can follow
("Luke Harding visits a call centre in India where the staff take crash courses in Britishness")
I hope you can follow
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No. There's no either/or. It's the post-modifier explanation that you want. It's like an adjective for 'call center', not an adverbial for the main clause.
If you want an example of a where-clause that is adverbial for the main clause, you'll need something like this:
Please put those things back where you found them.
CJ
If you want an example of a where-clause that is adverbial for the main clause, you'll need something like this:
Please put those things back where you found them.
CJ
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AHA! Yes I understand perfectly! wow thanks man, you removed the veil from my eyes
Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much!
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CJ
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