Modifiers (Adjuncts) - Revision history

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	<b>Test for identifying modifiers in English</b>		<b>Test for identifying modifiers in English</b>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>A modifier does not behave like a complement, i.e. it is		<li>A modifier (<b>Mod</b>) does not behave like a complement, i.e. it is
	semantically more autonomous, i.e. it makes the same meaning contribution independent of the predicate it combines with.</li>		semantically more autonomous, i.e. it makes the same meaning contribution independent of the predicate it combines with.</li>
	<li>syntactically optional</li>		<li>syntactically optional</li>

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	<li>syntactically optional</li>		<li>syntactically optional</li>
	<li>can be used with a pro-VP form such as do so:</li>		<li>can be used with a pro-VP form such as do so:</li>
	<code>John read a book [in the library]<b>Mod</b> and Mary did so [at home]<b>Mod</b>.		<code>John read a book [in the library]<b>Mod</b> and Mary did so [at home]<b>Mod</b>.</code>
	<li>typical examples:</li>		<li>typical examples:</li>
	<code>temporal modifiers: at night, after the party,...</code><br>		<code>temporal modifiers: at night, after the party,...</code><br>

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	~~The Modifier~~		<b>Test for identifying modifiers in English</b>
	Test for identifying modifiers in English		<ul>
	A modifier does not behave like a complement, i.e. it is		<li>A modifier does not behave like a complement, i.e. it is
	semantically more autonomous, i.e. it makes the same meaning contribution independent of the predicate it combines with.		semantically more autonomous, i.e. it makes the same meaning contribution independent of the predicate it combines with.</li>
	syntactically optional		<li>syntactically optional</li>
	can be used with a pro-VP form such as do so:		<li>can be used with a pro-VP form such as do so:</li>
	John read a book in the library and Mary did so at home.		<code>John read a book [in the library]<b>Mod</b> and Mary did so [at home]<b>Mod</b>.
	typical examples:		<li>typical examples:</li>
	temporal modifiers: at night, after the party		<code>temporal modifiers: at night, after the party,...</code><br>
	locative modifiers: at home, in the library		<code>locative modifiers: at home, in the library,...</code><br>
	...		...<br>
	Categories and structural position		</ul>
	Modifiers are usually PPs, AdvPs or clauses introduced by a subordinate conjunction.		<b>Categories and structural position</b>
	Modifiers are sisters of VP and dominated by a VP; they are not sisters of complements.		<ul>
	In English, modifiers normally do not stand between the verb and its complement(s).		<li>Modifiers are usually <b>PPs</b>, <b>AdvPs</b> or <b>clauses</b> introduced by a subordinate conjunction.</li>
			<li><b>Modifiers are sisters of VP and dominated by a VP; they are not sisters of complements.</b></li>
			<li>In English, modifiers normally do not stand between the verb and its complement(s).</li>
			</ul>
	Example:		Example:
	___S____		___S____

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	[[Oblique_Complement\| ← '''Oblique Complement''']]      [[~~Phrases~~\| ↑ '''~~Phrases~~''']]		[[Oblique_Complement\| ← '''Oblique Complement''']]      [[Grammatical_Functions \| ↑ '''Grammatical Functions''']]
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      /__\   |    |   /_____\  /_____________\ /______\
      Pat  will wait  for Kim  at the bus stop tonight.
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	/__\ \| \| /_____\ /_____________\ /______\		/__\ \| \| /_____\ /_____________\ /______\
	Pat will wait for Kim at the bus stop tonight.		Pat will wait for Kim at the bus stop tonight.

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			[[Oblique_Complement\| ← '''Oblique Complement''']]      [[Phrases\| ↑ '''Phrases''']]
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	~~klhjkjl~~		The Modifier
			Test for identifying modifiers in English
			A modifier does not behave like a complement, i.e. it is
			semantically more autonomous, i.e. it makes the same meaning contribution independent of the predicate it combines with.
			syntactically optional
			can be used with a pro-VP form such as do so:
			John read a book in the library and Mary did so at home.
			typical examples:
			temporal modifiers: at night, after the party
			locative modifiers: at home, in the library
			...
			Categories and structural position
			Modifiers are usually PPs, AdvPs or clauses introduced by a subordinate conjunction.
			Modifiers are sisters of VP and dominated by a VP; they are not sisters of complements.
			In English, modifiers normally do not stand between the verb and its complement(s).
			Example:
			___S____
			/ \
			/ ____AuxP___
			/ / \
			/ / _____VP_____
			/ / / \
			/ / ___VP____ \
			/ / / \ mod
			subj / VP \ \
			/ / / \ mod \
			/ / / obl.comp \ \
			/ / / \| \ \
			NP Aux V _PP__ ______PP_____ _AdvP_
			/__\ \| \| /_____\ /_____________\ /______\
			Pat will wait for Kim at the bus stop tonight.

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