In Portuguese syntax, what syntactic function does the prepositional phrase ao médico perform in: A enfermeira entregou o relatório clínico ao médico?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Complemento indireto
- Step 1: The verb 'entregar' selects an indirect recipient argument introduced by the preposition 'a'. Step 2. The phrase 'ao médico' can be replaced by the dative clitic 'lhe' ('entregou-lhe o relatório'), proving it is a complemento indireto. Answer: Complemento indireto (indirect object). Why not the others: 'O relatório clínico' is the direct object; complemento oblíquo cannot be replaced by 'lhe'; modificador do nome attaches to a noun.
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