How to determine if a complement is a predicative complement or a locative complement?

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(1) She is out and will be back in soon.

(2) She is out and will be conscious soon.

Is out a locative complement in (1) but a predicative complement in (2)?

If so, is the distinction between the two complements purely semantic?

Is there any reliable way to distinguish the two kinds of complements?

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asked Sep 22, 2019 at 9:19

JK2

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'Come around' has a directional reading too!
– Edwin Ashworth
Sep 22, 2019 at 9:25
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Doesn't the answer lie that out has more than one meaning: 1. out (to be outside) 2. out (to be knocked out=senseless) 3. out (to be freed from jail) After seven months, she is out.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 22, 2019 at 9:56
Indeed it's semantic. We need no other way. Btw, show some background research, too. Good Luck.
– Kris
Sep 22, 2019 at 10:21

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