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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Adverb?

I would like to know whether a collocation like "these days" can be called an adverb.

Words like "nowadays" and "today" are classified as adverbs in the dictionary.

Does this mean a two-words collocation like "these days" that has a similar meaning can be called an adverb as well?

Can I call these "adverb collocations"?


Thanks in advance for your answers

  

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You can call them 'adverb(ial) phrases'.

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  • You can call them 'adverb(ial) phrases'.
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You can call them 'adverb(ial) phrases'.

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anonymousI would like to know whether a collocation like "these days" can be called an adverb.

It is a noun phrase where the noun "days" is the head of the NP. It may function as an adjunct (adverbial) in the clause.

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