Function of expert
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Function of expert
Hi,
John was regarded as an expert.
What is the function of the word "expert " in the above sentence ?
Is it an "object complement" or a "prepositional complement (object of preposition)"?
Thanks in advance.
Comments
Hi,
expert is an object complement here. No preposition in the context.
In the ACTIVE senetnce
They regarded John as an expert
it seems sensible to regard regard as as a PREPOSITIONAL VERB which is DITRANSITIVE with
However, in the PASSIVE sentence
John was regarded as an expert
we must recognise
So I think we should recognise
The alternative is to analyse
Having written this, I think I've changed my mind. I now prefer the second analysis.