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Bare supplementive
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A bare supplementive consists of an Adjective Phrase (AP) predicated of a Noun Phrase NP functioning as subject or direct object:

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Gurbe sljurke [dronken] by de sleatswâl del
Gurbe slid drunk at the ditch.side down
Gurbe slid down the side of the ditch drunk
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In supplementive and appositive constructions, the predication is an optional addition to the clause. The predication is integrated in the outer structure as an adverb:

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Gurbe sljurke dronken by de sleatswâl del
Gurbe slid drunk at the ditch.side down
Gurbe slid down the side of the ditch drunk

The adjectives dronken drunk and neaken naked are frequently used in a supplementive construction. Like adverbs of manner such as fluch fast, they can be questioned with the aid of the question word hoe how, as is illustrated below:

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a. Hoe rûn er oer it fjild?
how walked he across the field
How did he walk across the field?
b. Fluch of stadich?
fast or slow
Fast or slow?
c. Neaken of mei klean oan?
naked or with clothes on
Naked or clothed?

Manner adverbs can be coordinated with supplementives:

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Hy ried dronken en fierstente hurd oer de A7
he drove drunk and much.too fast on the A7
He drove drunk and way to fast on the A7

Unlike manner adverbs, supplementive adjectives involves a predication of a covert argument that is coreferential with (controlled by) the subject of the clause. It can also be controlled by the direct object:

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Hy strykt it himd wiet
he irons the shirt wet
He irons the shirt wet

Supplementives cannot be predicated of indirect objects, but the examples improve if the AP directly follows its argument:

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a. ?Se ha Maaike dronken har rydbewiis jûn
they have Maaike drunk her driver's license given
They have given Maaike her driver's license when she was drunk
b. ?Syn speech foel der by har dronken wol yn
his speech fell there at them drunk DCP in
They liked his speech drunk
c. *De lju befoel it skilderij dronken better as nochter
the people pleased the painting drunk better as sober
The painting pleased the people drunk more than sober
d. ?It skilderij befoel de lju dronken better as nochter
the painting pleased the people drunk better as sober
The painting pleased the people drunk more than sober
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