Examples Flashcards
Yesterday I met a girl [From Italy]
Adjunct or modifier
Yesterday I met a student [Of physics]
Complement
John suggested [that we should work on Sundays]
Complement Clause
The suggestion [that we should work on Sundays] [that you proposed] was rejected.
Adjunct clauses
[I] broke my computer (Semantic Role)
Agent
He broke [my car] (Semantic Role)
Affected
[The earthquake] destroyed the city (Semantic Role)
Force
I opened the door with [this key] (Semantic Role)
Instrument
The window was broken [with a stone] (Semantic Role)
Instrument
The window was broken [by a stone] (Semantic Role)
Force
[I] Love her (Semantic Role)
Experiencer
I love [her] (Semantic Role)
Stimulous
[Mary] lives in London (Semantic Role)
Located
Mary lives in [London] (Semantic Role)
Locative
[The meeting] is tomorrow (Semantic Role)
Eventive or event
The meeting is [tomorrow] (Semantic Role)
Time
I painted [my flat] myself (Semantic Role)
Affected (It already exists)