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==Origin==

==Origin==

[[Latin]] ''adjunct-us'' past participle of ''adjungĕre'' to join to

[[Latin]] ''adjunct-us'' past participle of ''adjungĕre'' to join to

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1588]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1588]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: something joined or added to another [[thing]] but not [[essentially]] a [[part]] of it

*1: something joined or added to another [[thing]] but not [[essentially]] a [[part]] of it

:5. '''on Sunday''' is the second Adjunct[3]

:5. '''on Sunday''' is the second Adjunct[3]

An adverbial adjunct is a sentence element that usually establishes the [[circumstances]] in which the [[action]] or state [[expressed]] by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb verb] take place.

An adverbial adjunct is a sentence element that usually establishes the [[circumstances]] in which the [[action]] or state [[expressed]] by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb verb] take place.

The following sentence uses adjuncts of time and place:

The following sentence uses adjuncts of time and place:

Notice that this example is ambiguous between whether the adjunct "in the garden" modifies the verb "saw" (in which case it is Lorna who saw the dog while she was in the garden) or the noun "the dog" (in which case it is the dog who is in the garden).

Notice that this example is ambiguous between whether the adjunct "in the garden" modifies the verb "saw" (in which case it is Lorna who saw the dog while she was in the garden) or the noun "the dog" (in which case it is the dog who is in the garden).

This definition can be extended to include adjuncts that modify [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun nouns] or other parts of speech (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun_adjunct noun adjunct]):

This definition can be extended to include adjuncts that modify [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun nouns] or other parts of speech (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun_adjunct noun adjunct]):

:The '''large''' dog '''in the garden''' is very friendly.

:The '''large''' dog '''in the garden''' is very friendly.

Adjuncts are always extranuclear; that is, removing an adjunct leaves a grammatically well-formed sentence. It is for this [[reason]] that "is very friendly" in the sentence above is not an adjunct; though it is adjectival, it [[acts]] as the predicate and its removal would render the sentence meaningless. However, optional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_(linguistics) complements] are also often removable, so not all removable elements are adjuncts. They are [[contrasted]] with complements, which are elements directly selected by another element.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjunct_(grammar)]

Adjuncts are always extranuclear; that is, removing an adjunct leaves a grammatically well-formed sentence. It is for this [[reason]] that "is very friendly" in the sentence above is not an adjunct; though it is adjectival, it [[acts]] as the predicate and its removal would render the sentence meaningless. However, optional [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_(linguistics) complements] are also often removable, so not all removable elements are adjuncts. They are [[contrasted]] with complements, which are elements directly selected by another element.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjunct_(grammar)]

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