3-3. other phrase constituent: adjective complement
3-3-1. prepositional phrases as adjective complement
- Descriptions
- Prepositional phrases can function as adjective complements when they follow an adjective and complete/enhance its meaning.
- They begin with prepositions, commonly in, about, to, etc.
- They cannot exist on their own due to being depedent (non-clausal) phrases.
- Tag
in+jcomp
is tagged on the preposition of the complement prepositional phrase.
- Examples
- The solution was obvious to everyone in the room.
- She was happy about the promotion.
- He is interested in ancient history.
- The novel is relevant to current events.
- Discussions
- …two is bigger than point one
- Q: We understand that the comparative structure is not a typical prepositional phrase as an adjective complement (e.g., I am happy about the solution). However, this structure does still fit the pattern of adjective + preposition (than) +noun phrase. Should we include it in this tag, or should comparatives simply be considered a different structure/pattern?
- A: We'd vote for comparatives being a different structure. There are many different structural options for creating comparatives in English, and they are all idiosyncratic.
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