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Can a prepositional phrase be an adverbial subject complement?
Ex: The book is on the table.
On the table says where the book is. Where is what an adverb describes. Therefore wouldn't the prepositional phrase be considered adverbial NOT adjectival?
Thanks,
Donna
On the table says where the book is. Where is what an adverb describes. Therefore wouldn't the prepositional phrase be considered adverbial NOT adjectival?
Thanks,
Donna
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[nq:1]Ex: The book is on the table. On the table says where the book is. Where is what an adverb describes.
- [nq:1]Ex: The book is on the table.
- On the table says where the book is.
- Where is what an adverb describes.
- [/nq] Yes.
- Alan Jones
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[nq:1]Ex: The book is on the table. On the table says where the book is. Where is what an adverb describes. Therefore wouldn't the prepositional phrase be considered adverbial NOT adjectival?[/nq]
Yes.
Alan Jones
Yes.
Alan Jones
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[nq:2]Ex: The book is on the table. On the table ... Therefore wouldn't the prepositional phrase be considered adverbial NOT adjectival?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes.[/nq]
But "is" takes an adjective, not an adverb. I think "on the table" is adjectival in the quoted sentence. In "the book lies on the table" it is adverbial. Can an adjective be used to describe where? How about in "The nearby restaurant
[nq:1]Yes.[/nq]
But "is" takes an adjective, not an adverb. I think "on the table" is adjectival in the quoted sentence. In "the book lies on the table" it is adverbial. Can an adjective be used to describe where? How about in "The nearby restaurant
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[nq:2]Yes.[/nq]
[nq:1]But "is" takes an adjective, not an adverb. I think "on the table" is adjectival in the quoted sentence. In ... be used to describe where? How about in "The nearby restaurant ..."? "Nearby" is an adjective specifying "where" in that.[/nq]
Try asking a question to which, in the context, the phrase you're examining is the answer. "Where is the book? / The book is on the
[nq:1]But "is" takes an adjective, not an adverb. I think "on the table" is adjectival in the quoted sentence. In ... be used to describe where? How about in "The nearby restaurant ..."? "Nearby" is an adjective specifying "where" in that.[/nq]
Try asking a question to which, in the context, the phrase you're examining is the answer. "Where is the book? / The book is on the
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