Can a noun phrase adverbially modify an adverb and a prepositional phrase?
As far as I know, noun phrases can function adverbially, so I think that a noun phrase can adverbially modify an adverb and a prepositional phrase because this is what an adverb can do, but I couldn't find any source on Google supporting my thought, and only found that a noun phrase can adverbially modify an adjective or a verb.
So, for example,
1. He is two floors upstairs.
2. I went to Sarah's office to start planning the project, but she was already two steps ahead.
3. He is two miles from here.
4. The animal is about two meters below the soil.
5. He was standing next to a desk two steps in front of the door.
As for 1, the noun phrase "two floors" seems to adverbially modify the adverb "upstairs".
As for 2, the noun phrase "two steps" seems to adverbially modify the adverb "ahead".
As for 3, the noun phrase "two miles" seems to adverbially modify the prepositional phrase "from me".
As for 4, the noun phrase "two meters" seems to adverbially modify the prepositional phrase "below the soil"
As for 5, the noun phrase "two steps" seems to adverbially modify the prepositional phrase "in front of the door".
Do you think I'm right?
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fire1 I think that a noun phrase can adverbially modify an adverb and a prepositional phrase I don't think so. fire1 1. He is two floors upstairs.
- fire1 I think that a noun phrase can adverbially modify an adverb and a prepositional phrase I don't think so.
- fire1 1.
- He is two floors upstairs.
- I analyse "two floors upstairs" as a prepositional phrase where "upstairs" is the head of the phrase and "two floors" its complement.
- The PP "two floors upstairs" is a predicate complement in that sentence.
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fire1 I think that a noun phrase can adverbially modify an adverb and a prepositional phrase
I don't think so.
fire11. He is two floors upstairs.
I analyse "two floors upstairs" as a prepositional phrase where "upstairs" is the head of the phrase and "two floors" its complement. The PP "two floors upstairs" is a pr
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