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Difficulty: HardNouns and Noun Phrases

Match each highlighted noun phrase in the given sentences to its corresponding syntactic function within the sentence structure.

  • The panel declared Chief Ojo the most qualified candidate for the position.Object complement
  • The sudden structural failure of the newly built reservoir prompted an immediate official inquiry.Subject of the verb
  • The managing director offered the newly recruited lead developer a lucrative relocation package.Indirect object of the verb
  • Dr. Ibrahim, a distinguished specialist in tropical medicine, addressed the symposium.Appositive modifying the subject

Answer

The sentence 'The panel declared Chief Ojo...' pairs with 'Object complement'. The sentence 'The sudden structural failure of the newly built reservoir...' pairs with 'Subject of the verb'. The sentence 'The managing director offered...' pairs with 'Indirect object of the verb'. The sentence 'Dr. Ibrahim, a distinguished specialist...' pairs with 'Appositive modifying the subject'.
Each noun phrase is correctly matched based on its exact structural role in the sentence: the noun phrase modifying a direct object functions as an object complement, the noun phrase initiating the main action functions as the grammatical subject, the noun phrase receiving the transferred entity functions as an indirect object, and the non-restrictive explanatory noun phrase set off by commas functions as an appositive.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the syntactic structure of sentence 1.
Verb 'declared' takes a direct object 'Chief Ojo' and a following noun phrase 'the most qualified candidate for the position' that predicates attributes onto the object.
Noun phrases that follow a direct object to complete its meaning after verbs of calling, naming, or declaring function as object complements.
2
Analyze the syntactic structure of sentence 2.
The entire noun phrase 'The sudden structural failure of the newly built reservoir' acts as the agent driving the verb 'prompted'.
The noun phrase occupying the pre-verbal slot and agreeing with the predicate is the grammatical subject.
3
Analyze the syntactic structure of sentence 3.
The ditransitive verb 'offered' has two targets: 'a lucrative relocation package' (thing offered/direct object) and 'the newly recruited lead developer' (recipient).
The noun phrase representing the recipient of a ditransitive action is the indirect object.
4
Analyze the syntactic structure of sentence 4.
The noun phrase 'a distinguished specialist in tropical medicine' is set off by commas immediately following 'Dr. Ibrahim'.
A noun phrase placed side-by-side with another noun to rename or further identify it is an appositive structure.

Key Concept

Syntactic Functions of Nouns and Noun Phrases
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