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<h2 style="background-color:#ffcc99;color:#191970">2. Grammatical functions</h2>
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<p style="font-size:16px">Indicate each <abbr title="Subject"><b>Subj</b></abbr>,<abbr title="Predicate"><b>Pred</b> </abbr>, <abbr title="Indirect Object"><b>IObj</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Direct Object"><b>DObj</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Predicative Complement"><b>PC</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Prepositional Complement"><b>PrepCompl</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Complement"><b>Compl</b></abbr> <abbr title="Modifier"><b>Mod</b></abbr> in the following clauses.</p>
<p style="font-size:16px">Indicate each <abbr title="Subject"><b>Subj</b></abbr>,<abbr title="Predicate"><b>Pred</b> </abbr>, <abbr title="Indirect Object"><b>IObj</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Direct Object"><b>DObj</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Predicative Complement"><b>PC</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Prepositional Complement"><b>PrepCompl</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Complement"><b>Compl</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Modifier"><b>Mod</b></abbr> in the following clauses.</p>


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Revision as of 14:57, 16 November 2018

1. Arguments or Modifiers

Is the underlined word an argument or a modifier

1 1. The kids suddenly ran to the gate.

Argument
Modifier

2 2. I wonder whether I will see him again.

Argument
Modifier

3 3. She will send me the scripts later.

Argument
Modifier

4 4. They were running to the station.

Argument
Modifier


2. Grammatical functions

Indicate each Subj,Pred , IObj, DObj, PC, PrepCompl, Compl, Mod in the following clauses.

1. We

sent

an email

to the queen

at Christmas

.

2. The kids

ran

to the gate

last week

.

3. John

threw

the ball

aggressively

.

4. John

completed

his meal

in five seconds

.

5. The soldiers

usher

the cowering men

through darkened rooms

.

6. Paris

is

a lovely city

.

7. Lilly

dances

every day

at the sport's center

.

8. Fido

told

the students

about the exam

.

9. Lilly

told

Fido

the secret

.