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Minikobe14 Posted 15 years ago
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Can somebody please help me with this?
1) Some of the girls were having trouble with George. Is "with George" an adverbial prep phrase answering the question How were they having trouble, or is it adjectivial answering what kind of trouble were the girls having?
2) He did his homework with John. This one for sure is adverbial answering How he did his homework.
2) He did his homework with John. This one for sure is adverbial answering How he did his homework.
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minikobe14 1) Some of the girls were having trouble with George. Is "with George" an adverbial prep phrase answering the question How were they having trouble, or is it adjectivial answering what kind of trouble were the girls having? I'd call it adjectival, modifying trouble .
- minikobe14 1) Some of the girls were having trouble with George.
- Is "with George" an adverbial prep phrase answering the question How were they having trouble, or is it adjectivial answering what kind of trouble were the girls having?
- I'd call it adjectival, modifying trouble .
- It does not have the meaning of when, where or how, but the nature and the source of the trouble.
- - Their trouble is with John .
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minikobe141) Some of the girls were having trouble with George. Is "with George" an adverbial prep phrase answering the question How were they having trouble, or is it adjectivial answering what kind of trouble were the girls having?I'd call it adjectival, modifying trouble. It does not have the meaning of when, where or how, but the nature and the so
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