What are the clause elements in this sentence:
'Eleonora' is a nice short story written by Edgar Allan Poe.
Eleonora (S) is (V) a nice short story written by Edgar Allan Poe (??)
Is the rest of the sentence Subject compliment/predicative or do we have to divide it into Subject compliment (a nice short story) and adverbial (written by Edgar Allan Poe) ??
Clause elements
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Re: Clause elements
'a nice...Poe' is a NP functioning as complement to the finite verb 'is'.
The phrase 'written...Poe' is simply an adjectival modifier to the noun 'story'.
The phrase 'written...Poe' is simply an adjectival modifier to the noun 'story'.