Adverbial phrases
Hello,
"It was in London, that I first saw her."
Is the first clause a phrase, or a clause?
Is in an adverbial?
What is 'London'?
A colleague thinks it's an adverb of place, but I don't think so.
Thank you
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It was in London , that I first saw her . The first part (in blue) is a clause. This is an it -cleft construction in which it was in London is the head clause and that I first saw her is a dependent clause (relative).
- It was in London , that I first saw her .
- The first part (in blue) is a clause.
- This is an it -cleft construction in which it was in London is the head clause and that I first saw her is a dependent clause (relative).
- The preposition phrase in London is the foregrounded element, consisting of the preposition "in" + the noun "London".
- The PP functions not as an adverbial, but as complement of "be".
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It was in London, that I first saw her.
The first part (in blue) is a clause.
This is an it-cleft construction in which it was in London is the head clause and that I first saw her is a dependent clause (relative).
The preposition phrase in London is the fore
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