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In the sentence, 'The university senate considered the newly appointed registrar, a seasoned academic administrator with decades of public service, a formidable candidate for the position,' what is the syntactic function of the noun phrase 'a formidable candidate for the position'?

  1. Object complementCevap
  2. B
    Appositive to the direct object
  3. C
    Direct object of the verb
  4. D
    Subject complement

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Object complement
In complex transitive clause structures (verbs such as consider, appoint, elect, declare), the verb takes a direct object followed by an object complement. The noun phrase 'a formidable candidate for the position' defines the role attributed to the direct object 'the newly appointed registrar', making its syntactic function an object complement.

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1
Analyze the main verb and sentence predicate structure
The main verb 'considered' is a complex transitive verb, which requires both a direct object and an object complement to complete its meaning.
Identifying the transitive nature of the verb dictates the structural roles available for subsequent noun phrases.
2
Differentiate between appositives and required complements
'The newly appointed registrar' is the direct object, followed immediately by the parenthetical appositive 'a seasoned academic administrator with decades of public service'.
Separating non-essential explanatory noun phrases isolates the core clause elements.
3
Evaluate the relationship between the target phrase and the direct object
The noun phrase 'a formidable candidate for the position' defines the property or state ascribed to the direct object by the senate.
A noun phrase that completes the sentence by describing or renaming the direct object functions specifically as an object complement.

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