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Adjunct or Complement Exercises Key

The document provides exercises for identifying phrases as complements or adjuncts in English grammar. It includes a key with answers distinguishing between complements, adjuncts, object complements, and manner adjuncts. The focus is on understanding the grammatical roles of different phrases in sentences.

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Adjunct or Complement Exercises Key

The document provides exercises for identifying phrases as complements or adjuncts in English grammar. It includes a key with answers distinguishing between complements, adjuncts, object complements, and manner adjuncts. The focus is on understanding the grammatical roles of different phrases in sentences.

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English Grammar I_2025- UNIT 5: Complements –versus- Adjuncts

2026 KEY

A. Identify each underlined phrase as COMPLEMENT (C) or


ADJUNCT (A).

1. She put the keys on the table.


2. They met after class.
3. He gave his friend a gift.
4. She looked at the painting.
5. He ate lunch quickly.
6. She lives in New York.
7. They kept the door open.
8. The baby slept for three hours.
9. She relies on her team.
10. He arrived at noon.
11. She put the book on the shelf.
12. He stayed for the whole meeting.
13. They placed the chairs in a circle.
14. She works on weekends.
15. The wind blew the door open.
16. We kept the dog outside.
17. She read the report carefully.
18. I booked the table for seven o’clock.

A. Answers

1. Complement – “put” requires a location.


2. Adjunct – time is optional.
3. Complement – indirect object required by verb “give.”
4. Complement – “look” requires a PP (look at).
5. Adjunct – manner, optional.
6. Complement (for stative “live”, many analyses treat location as
required).
7. Complement – resultative phrase “open” is required to complete
the meaning.
8. Adjunct – length of sleep is optional.
9. Complement – “rely” requires on.
10. Adjunct – time is optional.
11. Complement
12. Adjunct (optional duration)
13. Complement (place required to complete “place”)
14. Adjunct
15. Complement (resultative)
16. Complement (adverbial complement of place)
17. Adjunct (optional manner)
18. Complement (required time complement for the booking
action)
English Grammar I_2025- UNIT 5: Complements –versus- Adjuncts
2026 KEY

B. Distinguish Object Complements from Manner Adjuncts

Label each underlined phrase as Object Complement (OC) or


Manner Adjunct (MA).

1. He wiped the surface clean.


2. She wiped the surface gently.
3. They hammered the metal flat.
4. They hammered the metal aggressively.
5. The dog chewed the bone into pieces.
6. The dog chewed the bone slowly.

B. Answers

1. clean → OC
2. gently → MA
3. flat → OC
4. aggressively → MA
5. into pieces → OC
6. slowly → MA

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