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post-head

head

complement

a | rise | 

in interest rates

head post-head 

complement

She was too | tired | 

to work.

post head

head

complement postmodifier

Students | 

of astronomy | at Cambridge all get very high grades.

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Complement, complementation; Modification

Postmodification, postmodifier A term used to refer to the modification which

occurs after the head word in a phrase:

noun postmodifier 

The children | 

who are playing in the playground | live down the street.

adverb postmodifier

Luckily | 

enough, | I had a spare key.

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Pragmatics (adjective = pragmatic) The study of communication in relation to

the intended meanings of particular utterances within particular situations. For

instance, It is cold here. is typically heard as a statement of fact; however,

depending on the intention of the speaker and the context of the utterance, it

can be a complaint, a challenge or a request to shut a window.

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Speech act

Predicate, predicative The part of a clause which elaborates what the subject is,

does or experiences. It consists of the verb and its object or complement: