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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Adjective phrase
"He is in England."
Is "in England" an adjective phrase here as opposed to "in England" in "He lives in England" ?
Is "in England" an adjective phrase here as opposed to "in England" in "He lives in England" ?
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Debpriya De "He is in England. " The bold is a "preposition phrase" which works as an adverbial.
- Debpriya De "He is in England.
- " The bold is a "preposition phrase" which works as an adverbial.
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Debpriya De"He is in England."The bold is a "preposition phrase" which works as an adverbial.
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I don't see any reason to name "in England" anything other than a prepositional phrase regardless of whether the verb is "is" or "lives".
Since it answers the question "Where?" it is something like an adverb of place, just like there, for example.
Matthew is there. Matthew lives there.
CJ
Since it answers the question "Where?" it is something like an adverb of place, just like there, for example.
Matthew is there. Matthew lives there.
CJ
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But "is" a linking verb, and we linking verbs don't connect an adverb to the subject.
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I once asked a similar question of 10 teachers at the
best (in my opinion) adult ESL school in the United States.
5 immediately replied, "It is an adjective phrase. It refers to
'England.' "
5 immediately replied, "It is an adverbial phrase. The verb
I once asked a similar question of 10 teachers at the
best (in my opinion) adult ESL school in the United States.
5 immediately replied, "It is an adjective phrase. It refers to
'England.' "
5 immediately replied, "It is an adverbial phrase. The verb
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