Mood and Residue continued…….

Modal Adjuncts He was lying on his back Subject Finite Predicator Adjunct Mood Block Residue

He was always lying on his back Sometimes, there are ‘extra items’ between the subject and the finite. E.g: He was always lying on his back How do you categorise ‘always’

The ‘extras’ are called Modal Adjuncts. These are commonly: Conjunctive adjuncts Comment adjuncts Mood adjuncts

Conjunctive adjuncts (sometimes called ‘discourse markers’) signal how a clause fits in with preceding text. For example:

Conjunctive Adjunct The punctuation, on the other hand, is reproduced faithfully Subject (adjunct) finite predicator adjunct Mo- -od Block Residue

Comment adjuncts typically comment on the clause as a whole. For example:

Comment adjunct Unfortunately, this tendency has declined since 1970 Adjunct subject finite predicator Adjunct M o o d b l o c k Residue

This tendency has, unfortunately, declined since 1970 subject finite adjunct predicator adjunct M o o d b l o c k Residue

Mood adjuncts are related to the finite: express meanings associated with tense, polarity and modality. For example:

The beams are obviously going to have to be replaced Subject F adjunct P Mood block Residue I would hardly say that S F adjunct P Complement Mood block Residue

Adapted from: Geoff Thompson 2004 Introducing Functional Grammar London: Hodder See also: L.Droga & S Humphries 2002 Getting Started with Functional Grammar NSW: Target Texts