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Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Adverbial

Hello,

1. The next meeting will be on the 5th February.

The 'on the 5th February' is a prepositional phrase.But the book (I refer) says it as an obligatory adverbial.

In what way this adverbial is connected to subject?

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Hello,1. Thanks. That's a very good question.

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  • hanuman_2000 Hello,1.
  • Thanks.
  • That's a very good question.
  • Is really "to be" a copular verb when followed by adverbials?
  • In my opinion, not.
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hanuman_2000Hello,1. The next meeting will be on the 5th February.The 'on the 5th February' is a prepositional phrase.But the book (I refer) says it as an obligatory adverbial.In what way this adverbial is connected to subject?Thanks.
That's a very good question. Is really "to be" a copular verb when followed by adverbials? In my opinion, not. "on the 5th Febr
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According to Cambridge Dictionary, adverb phrases can be subject complements:

"Subject complements can be adjective phrases, noun phrases, adverb phrases or prepositional phrases"

Follow http://dictionary.cambr
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This question has come up several times recently. One thing that seems clear enough to me is that "on the 5th February" does not modify the verb "be". While it answers an adverbial question ("When?"), it nevertheless "feels" like a complement.
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hanuman_2000Hello,1. The next meeting will be on the 5th February.The 'on the 5th February' is a prepositional phrase.But the book (I refer) says it as an obligatory adverbial.In what way this adverbial is connected to subject?Thanks.
"be" can mean "hold", in the sense of 'to hold an event', not unlike 'to host an event'. 'be' is thus like 'occur', 'happen',
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CalifJim"be" can mean "hold", in the sense of 'to hold an event', not unlike 'to host an event'. 'be' is thus like 'occur', 'happen', or 'take place' in such contexts.The next meeting will be held on the 5th of February.
Are you proposing that "on the 5th of February" modifies "be" adverbially, as it would modify, say, "occur" in "The next meeting will occur o
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GPYAre you proposing that "on the 5th of February" modifies "be" adverbially, as it would modify, say, "occur" in "The next meeting will occur on the 5th of February"?
No. I don't see any modification as such in that sentence. I see only predication. Modification would have the phrase "the meeting on the 5th of February" somewhere in the sentence.

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CalifJim"be" can mean "hold", in the sense of 'to hold an event', not unlike 'to host an event'. 'be' is thus like 'occur', 'happen', or 'take place' in such contexts.
Isn't The next meeting will be held on the 5th of February in the passive thus excluding "will be" as a linking verb?
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AnonymousIsn't The next meeting will be held on the 5th of February in the passive thus excluding "will be" as a linking verb?
It seems so.

CJ
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CalifJimNo. I don't see any modification as such in that sentence. I see only predication.
OK, good, I agree.
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