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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Before the invention of the printing press, books had all been printed by hand.

What part of speech is "all" here? Adverb? What kind of adverb?

  

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Before the invention of the printing press, books had all been printed by hand . "All" is a 'determinative' here, functioning as an adjunct.

  • Before the invention of the printing press, books had all been printed by hand .
  • "All" is a 'determinative' here, functioning as an adjunct.
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Before the invention of the printing press, books had all been printed by hand.

"All" is a 'determinative' here, functioning as an adjunct.

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