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Grammatical Function

The document discusses grammatical functions, which define the relationships between words in a sentence, exemplified by the roles of 'subject,' 'verb,' 'direct object,' and others. It outlines seven key grammatical functions, including the subject of the verb, direct object, and object of preposition, each with examples to illustrate their usage. Understanding these functions is crucial for analyzing sentence structures effectively.

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Grammatical Function

The document discusses grammatical functions, which define the relationships between words in a sentence, exemplified by the roles of 'subject,' 'verb,' 'direct object,' and others. It outlines seven key grammatical functions, including the subject of the verb, direct object, and object of preposition, each with examples to illustrate their usage. Understanding these functions is crucial for analyzing sentence structures effectively.

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Grammatical Function

Arazoo R. Othman
• Grammatical function is concerned with the grammatical relationship
between the words in a sentence. e.g
• For example, in a sentence such as "John raked the leaves," we should
know that the word John is not just a noun. The noun John is the
performer of the action represented by the verb and is therefore the
subject of the sentence. Thus while the word John is a noun by its
part of speech, it is a subject by its function within the sentence.
• The function of a particular constituent is highly correlated with its
particular location or position in the sentence. For example the
subject usually occupies the first noun phrase in the sentence.
Seven grammatical functions
• 1. Subject of the verb
That which performs the action of a verb, is described or identified, or about
which an assertion is made.
Examples: The leopard stalked its prey.
The book was large.
2. Verb
That which asserts an action or state.
Examples: Their monkey climbed the trees.
His claim seems ridiculous.
3. Subjective complement
That which follows be or a verb like become and identifies or describes
the subject.
Examples: The woman was a doctor.
The artist seemed upset.
4. Direct object
That which undergoes the action of the verb.
Examples: Malcolm bought a chandelier.
She attended Southern Virginia College.
• 5. Indirect Object
That person or thing to or for whom an action is performed.
Examples: The coach brought the athletes some uniforms.
The realtor found the buyer a nice house.

6. Objective complement
That which completes the direct object and describes or identifies it.
Examples: We considered the manager incompetent.
They elected Henry treasurer.
• 7. Object of Preposition
That which is related to another word by a preposition.
Examples: The dog ran near the river.
Sally paid rent for her mother.
• In addition to the functions listed above there are a few more. These
include modifiers and connectors. The above functions are important
to consider at this stage, because an understanding of them is
important in the analysis of sentence types.

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