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In advanced English morphosyntax and word-class categorization, lexical items frequently undergo functional shift (conversion or zero-derivation), allowing words typically belonging to one part of speech to operate in another syntactic slot. Consider the following four advanced propositions regarding parts of speech identification, nominalization, pronominal classification, and adverbial distribution: I. In the complex sentence 'The ancient manuscript detailed how the rapidly expanding empire established absolute control over its conquered territories', the words 'rapidly', 'expanding', 'absolute', and 'conquered' function respectively as an adverb modifying a participle, an attributive adjective derived from a verb, a qualifying adjective modifying a noun, and a participial adjective functioning attributively. II. In the advanced pronominal structure 'The committee members congratulated one another upon completing the complex audit', the reciprocal pronoun 'one another' is syntactically restricted to situations involving exactly two distinct entities, whereas the reciprocal pronoun 'each other' is strictly reserved for plural antecedents exceeding two participants. III. When a verb-derived nominalization (e.g., 'the careful dismantling of the nuclear reactor') preserves its eventive or processual verbal properties, it can be modified by manner adverbs (e.g., 'carefully dismantling') rather than exclusively by adjectival adjuncts, because true event nominals retain the internal argument structure and adverbial modification capacity of their underlying verb. IV. In the elliptical construction 'She can solve advanced quantum equations faster than him' versus 'She can solve advanced quantum equations faster than he [can]', the comparative word 'than' functions as a preposition governing the objective pronoun 'him' in the first clause, but shifts to a subordinating conjunction introducing an ellipted clause containing the nominative subject pronoun 'he' in the second. Identify the option that correctly evaluates the grammatical, syntactic, and semantic validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to standard English grammar and Part of speech principles.
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Detailed Explanation
Proposition I is correct: 'rapidly' is an adverb modifying the participle 'expanding', 'expanding' is an adjectival participle modifying 'empire', 'absolute' is an adjective modifying 'control', and 'conquered' is a participial adjective modifying 'territories'. Proposition II is incorrect because traditional prescriptive rules often falsely claim a strict binary distinction ('each other' for two, 'one another' for more than two), but in standard modern English usage, both reciprocal pronouns are largely interchangeable. Proposition III is correct because eventive nominalizations retain verbal argument structure and allow manner adverb modification. Proposition IV is correct: 'than' can function as a preposition taking an objective pronoun complement or as a subordinating conjunction followed by a subject pronoun in clausal ellipsis. For further reading, consult the Part of speech guidelines on syntactic categories and functional shift.
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