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| − | Adjuncts are [[ | + | Adjuncts are [[Constituent (definition)|constituents]] that function as additional modifiers in a sentence or phrase. Adjuncts stand in contrast to [[Arguments (definition)]] and [[Complements (definition)]]. Typical Adjuncts include Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositional Phrases, but other categories like Verb Phrases, Clauses and Noun Phrases can also function as adjuncts. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjunct | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjunct | ||
*http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAdjunct.htm | *http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAdjunct.htm | ||
Latest revision as of 21:24, 3 June 2012
Adjuncts are constituents that function as additional modifiers in a sentence or phrase. Adjuncts stand in contrast to Arguments (definition) and Complements (definition). Typical Adjuncts include Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositional Phrases, but other categories like Verb Phrases, Clauses and Noun Phrases can also function as adjuncts.
Some examples of adjuncts in English:
- The very big book
- She ate the pizza quickly
- Frank bought the stereo with all his money
See Also
External Links
Warning Wikipedia Pages can be edited by anyone. The papers on grammar are often very inaccurate so use wikipedia links with caution.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjunct
- http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAdjunct.htm
References
Carnie, Andrew (2010) Constituent Structure. Oxford University Press.
