By Adjuncts, Adverbs

Conjunctive adverbs, or simply "conjuncts", do exist, and are different from sentence adverbials.These conjuncts link sentences or paragraphs and usually appear at the beginning of a sentence. The adverbials Anonymous mentioned in their first post, those that tell us something...

Although 'why' itself is an adverb, it is used here as (to use Quirk's phrase) a pro-adjunct to introduce the nominal clause ('why he erupted in rage'), all of which together is the subject of the sentence.

Hela wrote: Thanks to all of you. and have a nice week. Hello Once more 1) A day will come when you no longer remember my face. when you will no longer remember my face = temporal adjunct -- describes the action, not the noun (day), not an adjectival clause (not relative...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: Welkins2139 wrote: Inchoateknowledge wrote: Some people say that it is wrong for the government to spend much money on artistic projects, such as paintings and sculptures in public places." "In public places, an adverbial phrase, modfies on artistic projects, an...

Welkins2139 wrote: Inchoateknowledge wrote: Some people say that it is wrong for the government to spend much money on artistic projects, such as paintings and sculptures in public places." "In public places, an adverbial phrase, modfies on artistic projects, an adjective phrase. " "In...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: Some people say that it is wrong for the government to spend much money on artistic projects, such as paintings and sculptures in public places." "In public places, an adverbial phrase, modfies on artistic projects, an adjective phrase. " "In public places, an...

Isn't "to have met you" a noun phrase (an infinitive phrase)? A clause requires a finite verb, and an infinitive ("to have") is a nonfinite verb. Anyway, "to have met you" modifies the adjective "glad", so I guess it could be seen as a kind of adverb. Unfortunately, these grammatical terms can...

I am glad to have met you. why the noun clause is a adjective complement I do not know. Is it not an causal adjunct, (an adverb)? Adjuncts can be dropped, complements can not. I am glad -- this sentence is fine, so the noun clause should not be called a complement.