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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Adverb

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Ever since we celebrated the day by gaily lighting up our homes with lamps.

"by" here preposition,so how "gaily" an adverb follows the preposition?

"up" here an adverb?

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'gaily' modifies 'lighting up', which, in that context, is a phrasal verb in form, and a gerund in function.

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  • 'gaily' modifies 'lighting up', which, in that context, is a phrasal verb in form, and a gerund in function.
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'gaily' modifies 'lighting up', which, in that context, is a phrasal verb in form, and a gerund in function.
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