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FishWildlifeGuy Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Breakdown This Adverb Phrase = Correct?

Hello,

In "The war concluded twelve years before the fateful revolution."

Is "twelve years before the fateful revolution" an adverb phrase telling when the war concluded?

In this phrase, is "twelve years" considered a noun phrase with "before the fateful revolution" a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective modifying the "twelve years" noun phrase? Together this noun phrase and adjective phrase make up the adverb phrase?

Is this a correct understanding?

Thanks,

Jason
  

Top answer

Is "twelve years before the fateful revolution" an adverb phrase telling when the war concluded? - Yes, that's right, Jason. In this phrase, is "twelve years" considered a noun phrase with "before the fateful revolution" a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective modifying the "twelve years" noun phrase ?

  • Is "twelve years before the fateful revolution" an adverb phrase telling when the war concluded?
  • - Yes, that's right, Jason.
  • In this phrase, is "twelve years" considered a noun phrase with "before the fateful revolution" a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective modifying the "twelve years" noun phrase ?
  • - Yes .
  • - And yes .
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Is "twelve years before the fateful revolution" an adverb phrase telling when the war concluded? - Yes, that's right, Jason.

In this phrase, is "twelve years" considered a noun phrase with "before the fateful revolution" a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective modifying the "twelve years" noun phrase? - Yes. Together this noun phrase and adjective phrase make up the ad

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