Introducing English Linguistics

her video 
a sell-out. 
(BNC A7S 194)
While object complements are typically noun or adjective phrases, they
can also be prepositional phrases headed by the preposition as:
If we consider this 
as an equilibrium between two acids, this is the
stronger acid 
(MICASE LEL200MU110)
It is a recipe which adopts semiotics 
as its overall conceptual structure. 
(ICE-GB W2A-007 012)
Adverbials.
Because the terms “adverbial” and “adverb” are so similar, it
is easy to confuse them. An adverb is a term used to describe a particular
word class. An adverbial, in contrast, is a term used to describe a particular
clause function. While some adverbs can function as adverbials, other
adverbs cannot. The example below contains three adverbs, which are high-
lighted in boldface; only two of the adverbs are functioning as adverbials:
In Santeria, the teaching of ritual skills and moral behavior happens
informally
and nonverbally; thus embodiment is especially important. 
(ICE-USA W2A-012)
The first two adverbs – informally and  nonverbally – are manner adverbs
that are coordinated heads of an adverb phrase. Because this phrase is not