Can participles or participial phrases serve as object complements in traditional grammar? And are direct objects viewed as a type of complement in traditional grammar?
I'd appreciate reference to standard works.
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Is the CGEL treatment sufficiently well established to be considered 'traditional' yet? / Your second question has been at least looked at here already. – Edwin Ashworth Aug 11 '19 at 15:56
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Paraphrasing EnglishSentences.com A participial phrase is one that looks like a verb, but actually functions as an adjective; it modifies a noun in the same sentence. Phrases like this provide added description about what it’s doing or what it looks like.
If by object complements you mean that which modifies a noun then the answer is yes. As for direct objects being viewed as a type of complement you should provide an example.
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In "John likes apples," is "apples" a complement in traditional grammar? – Apollyon Aug 12 '19 at 01:02