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> "Complement" is a more general term than what Michael needs to explain
> these examples. Complement slots are filled by many phrase types; the
> type of complement that occurs in a phrase is controlled by the phrase
> head -- in this case words like "happy". Verbs of different sorts admit
> different complements: noun phrases, adverb phrases, etc. But some
> verbs allow only certain complements: transitive verbs allow a
> direct-object noun phrase, while intransitives do not allow any
> noun-phrase complements (with certain exceptions -- verbs like "sing"
> and "dance" can take noun phrases as long as they name a song or
> dance).
>
> I agree that the "that" clauses in these cases are complements of the
> adjective, but I also agree that they are ! adverbial, because they
> answer the question "why", which is one of the "symptoms" of the
> adverbial function. Adjectives admit prepositional-phrase complements,
> as in "proud of the new baby", and the "that" clauses discussed in
> Michael's examples (adverbial clauses functioning as complement of the
> adjective). Off the top of my head, I don't know whether they allow any
> other types.
>
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