See highlighted terms in the following prayer:
(1) John and Peter arrived too early.
You can see that it consists of the following syntactic structure:
- Compound subject: John and Peter
- Verbal predicate: arrived too early
- intransitive verb: They arrived
- Accessory term: too early
Note that by using the term accessory, we give a broader meaning to the intransitive verb. However, this term is unnecessary, as its absence would not harm the understanding of the statement. Look:
John and Peter arrived.
The accessory terms of the sentence can have the value of an adjective, an adverb, or they can be joined to other terms to give them an explanation or appreciation. Are they:
The) Adjunct: it is a term with an adjective value associated with noun names that occupy the position of the nucleus of any syntactic function, modifying, specifying or specifying its meaning in the context.
Example:
my daughter is a child obedient.
B) Adverbial Adjunct: is an adverbial value term that joins the verb to specify the circumstance of the verbal action.
Example:
John and Peter arrived too early.
ç) I bet: is the term that, when united with others, has the function of expand, summarize, explainor to develop plus the content of the one to which it refers.
Example:
That's John, the new salesperson I told you about.
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