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Adverbial phrase in passive voice
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)Why does a negative adverbial phrase trigger inversion?“Adverbial phrase” vs “Adverbial clause”“Apply” and the passive voiceExistential sentence…in the passive voice?How to categorize this phrase. Relative clause, Interrogative clause, Adverbial clause?Could the “pseudo” adverbial phrases modify the real adverbial phrases?How to distinguish the object of adverbial phrase?Adverbial phraseComma before adverbial participial phrases (reduced adverbial phrases) and participial prepositionsWhat is the relationship between an adjective and an adverbial phrase?
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'The chairman was met by his subordinates on his return from Chennai.' What is the adverbial phrase used in this sentence?
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'The chairman was met by his subordinates on his return from Chennai.' What is the adverbial phrase used in this sentence?
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The PP "on his return from Chennai" is an adjunct of temporal location (your 'adverbial'). It tells us when the chairman was met by his subordinates.
– BillJ
Mar 23 at 15:05
Isn't "by his subordinates" also adverbial?
– remarkl
Mar 23 at 15:59
@remarkl The language of syntax is in flux. The chairman was met by his subordinates is the passive form of His subordinates met the chairman; at least for those who refer to met by as a compound verb.
– Hugh
Mar 23 at 16:23
The by phrase is mandated by the Passive construction; it's not an adverb, since it indicates the agent instead of the time, place, manner, instrument, or circumstance. Plus it can't niche anywhere the way a true adverbial can.
– John Lawler
Mar 23 at 21:14
@remark No, the PP "by his subordinates" is a complement of "met".
– BillJ
Mar 24 at 7:59
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'The chairman was met by his subordinates on his return from Chennai.' What is the adverbial phrase used in this sentence?
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'The chairman was met by his subordinates on his return from Chennai.' What is the adverbial phrase used in this sentence?
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The PP "on his return from Chennai" is an adjunct of temporal location (your 'adverbial'). It tells us when the chairman was met by his subordinates.
– BillJ
Mar 23 at 15:05
Isn't "by his subordinates" also adverbial?
– remarkl
Mar 23 at 15:59
@remarkl The language of syntax is in flux. The chairman was met by his subordinates is the passive form of His subordinates met the chairman; at least for those who refer to met by as a compound verb.
– Hugh
Mar 23 at 16:23
The by phrase is mandated by the Passive construction; it's not an adverb, since it indicates the agent instead of the time, place, manner, instrument, or circumstance. Plus it can't niche anywhere the way a true adverbial can.
– John Lawler
Mar 23 at 21:14
@remark No, the PP "by his subordinates" is a complement of "met".
– BillJ
Mar 24 at 7:59
add a comment |
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The PP "on his return from Chennai" is an adjunct of temporal location (your 'adverbial'). It tells us when the chairman was met by his subordinates.
– BillJ
Mar 23 at 15:05
Isn't "by his subordinates" also adverbial?
– remarkl
Mar 23 at 15:59
@remarkl The language of syntax is in flux. The chairman was met by his subordinates is the passive form of His subordinates met the chairman; at least for those who refer to met by as a compound verb.
– Hugh
Mar 23 at 16:23
The by phrase is mandated by the Passive construction; it's not an adverb, since it indicates the agent instead of the time, place, manner, instrument, or circumstance. Plus it can't niche anywhere the way a true adverbial can.
– John Lawler
Mar 23 at 21:14
@remark No, the PP "by his subordinates" is a complement of "met".
– BillJ
Mar 24 at 7:59
1
1
The PP "on his return from Chennai" is an adjunct of temporal location (your 'adverbial'). It tells us when the chairman was met by his subordinates.
– BillJ
Mar 23 at 15:05
The PP "on his return from Chennai" is an adjunct of temporal location (your 'adverbial'). It tells us when the chairman was met by his subordinates.
– BillJ
Mar 23 at 15:05
Isn't "by his subordinates" also adverbial?
– remarkl
Mar 23 at 15:59
Isn't "by his subordinates" also adverbial?
– remarkl
Mar 23 at 15:59
@remarkl The language of syntax is in flux. The chairman was met by his subordinates is the passive form of His subordinates met the chairman; at least for those who refer to met by as a compound verb.
– Hugh
Mar 23 at 16:23
@remarkl The language of syntax is in flux. The chairman was met by his subordinates is the passive form of His subordinates met the chairman; at least for those who refer to met by as a compound verb.
– Hugh
Mar 23 at 16:23
The by phrase is mandated by the Passive construction; it's not an adverb, since it indicates the agent instead of the time, place, manner, instrument, or circumstance. Plus it can't niche anywhere the way a true adverbial can.
– John Lawler
Mar 23 at 21:14
The by phrase is mandated by the Passive construction; it's not an adverb, since it indicates the agent instead of the time, place, manner, instrument, or circumstance. Plus it can't niche anywhere the way a true adverbial can.
– John Lawler
Mar 23 at 21:14
@remark No, the PP "by his subordinates" is a complement of "met".
– BillJ
Mar 24 at 7:59
@remark No, the PP "by his subordinates" is a complement of "met".
– BillJ
Mar 24 at 7:59
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The PP "on his return from Chennai" is an adjunct of temporal location (your 'adverbial'). It tells us when the chairman was met by his subordinates.
– BillJ
Mar 23 at 15:05
Isn't "by his subordinates" also adverbial?
– remarkl
Mar 23 at 15:59
@remarkl The language of syntax is in flux. The chairman was met by his subordinates is the passive form of His subordinates met the chairman; at least for those who refer to met by as a compound verb.
– Hugh
Mar 23 at 16:23
The by phrase is mandated by the Passive construction; it's not an adverb, since it indicates the agent instead of the time, place, manner, instrument, or circumstance. Plus it can't niche anywhere the way a true adverbial can.
– John Lawler
Mar 23 at 21:14
@remark No, the PP "by his subordinates" is a complement of "met".
– BillJ
Mar 24 at 7:59