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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Adjective or adverb?
In the following sentence, is the word 'last' an adjective modifing the word 'They', or an adverb modifying the word 'were'?
They were last in line.
They were last in line.
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They + were (=) + last+ in line. Subject: they; linking verb: were (indicates past time)+ last (adjective that refers to subject) + in line (prepositional phrase that modifies "last").
- They + were (=) + last+ in line.
- Subject: they; linking verb: were (indicates past time)+ last (adjective that refers to subject) + in line (prepositional phrase that modifies "last").
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They + were (=) + last+ in line. Subject: they; linking verb: were (indicates past time)+ last (adjective that refers to subject) + in line (prepositional phrase that modifies "last").
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