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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Adverb versus prepositional phrases
Hi Everyone,
I know...I'm on a 'roll'.
I'm working on prepositional phrases today, and as I did some research, I'm confused by these phrases:
...at the corner
...by the sea
...along the footpath
and so on.
I thought that these are prepositional phrases, but it seems that they're adverbial phrases. What is the difference?
Yes, I have replaced the phrase for both a preposition or an adverb; both make sense depending on the sentence.
How on earth can you tell what type of phrase it is, and why is it so important for students to know this?
Miss confused (again)
I know...I'm on a 'roll'.
I'm working on prepositional phrases today, and as I did some research, I'm confused by these phrases:
...at the corner
...by the sea
...along the footpath
and so on.
I thought that these are prepositional phrases, but it seems that they're adverbial phrases. What is the difference?
Yes, I have replaced the phrase for both a preposition or an adverb; both make sense depending on the sentence.
How on earth can you tell what type of phrase it is, and why is it so important for students to know this?
Miss confused (again)
Top answer
Cup cake I thought that these are prepositional phrases, but it seems that they're adverbial phrases. What is the difference? The difference is just viewpoint: one is form and the other is function.
- Cup cake I thought that these are prepositional phrases, but it seems that they're adverbial phrases.
- What is the difference?
- The difference is just viewpoint: one is form and the other is function.
- They are all prepositional phrases in form and adverbs in function.
- There are adverbial prepositional phrases and adjectival prepositional phrases, and some can even be nominal.
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Cup cakeI thought that these are prepositional phrases, but it seems that they're adverbial phrases. What is the difference?The difference is just viewpoint: one is form and the other is function. They are all prepositional phrases in form and adverbs in function. There are adverbial prepositional phrases and adjectival prepositional phrases, and some can e
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Gosh...there is SO much in English it's unbelievable.
I didn't do any of this during my post grad TESOL Certificate. Then again, it was mainly teaching methods.
Thanks Mr Micawber. I'll start researching some of these for sure.
I'll try and not ask any more questions for at least a day or so, lol.
I didn't do any of this during my post grad TESOL Certificate. Then again, it was mainly teaching methods.
Thanks Mr Micawber. I'll start researching some of these for sure.
I'll try and not ask any more questions for at least a day or so, lol.
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