Comment Adjuncts typically occur in clause initial position, or directly after the Subject, and are realized by adverbs. Halliday 1985a:50
identifies the following meanings as expressed by comment Adjuncts: a
admission: frankly b
assertion: honestly, really c
how desirable: luckily, hopefully d
how constant: tentatively, provisionally e
how valid: broadly speaking, generally f
how sensible: understandably, wisely g
how expected: as expected, amazingly Vocative Adjuncts function to control the discourse by designating a
likely “next speaker” Eggins 1994:169. They are identifiable as names, where the names are not functioning as Subjects or Complements, but are
used to directly address the person named. This Adjunct affects the whole clause.
Did you
do physics
George? Finite
Subject Predicator
Complement Adjunct: vocative
MOOD RESIDUE
Eggins 1994: 169
2.2.10 Mood Types
According to Gerot and Wignell 1994:3, Mood is realized by the position in the clause of the Subject and Finite. Mood has some elements, besides it has also
types.
Figure 2.1 Mood Types
Gerot and Wignell 1994:38 2.2.10.1
Declarative Eggins and Slade 2004:85 state, “Declarative clauses can be identified as clauses
in which the structural element of Subject occurs before the Finite element of the clause.”
Unmarked: Subject + Finite The car
had four bicycle wheel
Subject Finite
Complement Gerot and Wignell 1994:39
Marked: Finite + Subject Then
came the production line
Pred. Finite
Subject Res.
Mood Gerot and Wignell 1994:39
Henry James wrote
“The Bostonians” Subject
Finite Predicator
Complement MOOD
RESIDUE Eggins 1994:172
2.2.10.2 Polar Interrogatives
Eggins 1994:173 states that the structure of the polar interrogative involves the positioning of the Finite before the Subject. Meanwhile, Eggins and Slade
1997:85 state, “Polar interrogatives, also known as yes-no interrogatives, can be identified as clauses where the finite element occurs before the Subject.” Here are
the examples of polar interrogatives: Is
Simon reading
Henry James? Finite
Subject Predicator
Complement MOOD
RESIDUE Eggins 1994:173
Did Henry
Ford build
his first car in the backyard?
Finite Subject
Predicator Complement Circ. Adjunct MOOD
RESIDUE Gerot and Wignell 1994:39
2.2.10.3 Tagged Declarative
Eggins and Slade 1997:86 state, “Structurally it has the sequence of a declarative, with the Subject occurring before the Finite element.” The example is
as follows. Fran
: i Like, they‟re coming up the hill are they?
2.2.10.4 WH
– Interrogatives Eggins and Slade 1997:86-
87 state, “Wh-interrogatives consist of wh-question word, e.g. who, what, which when, where, why, how, in what way, for what
reason, etc.”
Who wrote
“The Bostonians” WhSubject
Finite Predicator
Complement MOOD
RESIDUE Eggins 1994:175
2.2.10.5 Exclamatives
Eggins 1994:177 states, “Exclamatives structures are used in interaction to express emotions such as surprise, disgust, worry, etc.”
What a great writer Henry James
is WhComplement
Subject Finite
RESIDUE MOOD
Eggins 1994:177 2.2.10.6
Imperatives Eggins and Slade 1997:88 state, “Imperatives typically do not contain the
elements of Subject or Finite but consist of only a Predicator, plus any of the non- core participants of Complement and Adjunct.”
2.2.11 Modality
