What does the adverb "newly" modify in this sentence?
Certain Italians who were newly cognizant of Greek and Roman cultural accomplishments initiated a classical cultural rebirth after a long period of stasis.
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3It modifies "cognizant", the head of the AdjP "newly cognizant of Greek and Roman cultural accomplishments", which functions as predicative complement of "be". – BillJ Jan 17 '19 at 12:13
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@BillJ probably you are right. My mistake. – RubioRic Jan 17 '19 at 12:35
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3@BillJ Why a comment instead of an answer? That seems quite complete. – Tashus Jan 17 '19 at 15:16
It modifies "cognizant", the head of the Adjective phrase "newly cognizant of Greek and Roman cultural accomplishments", which functions as the predicative complement of "be".
