Complements Vs. Adjuncts
Adjuncts appear optionally in the clauses and phrases that contain them. They are NOT necessary to complete the meaning; they are therefore NOT complements, e.g.
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- a. right after the game
- b. after the game
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- a. fix the bike tomorrow
- b. fix the bike .
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- a. the old house
- b. the house
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- a. Stop immediately!
- b. Stop!
Since the adjuncts in these examples are not necessary to make the expressions "complete", they cannot be viewed as complements.
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