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Kprichards Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Clarification about the adverb phrase

Hi,

Just check this sentence: He saw a new world spread about him.

I can see two verbs in this sentence - saw, spread. Is 'spread about him' acting as an adverb phrase describing the verb 'saw'? Also is 'about him' describing spread?

I am not sure whether to analyze the above sentence as:

He saw something spread about him.
or
He saw something about him.

Richards.
  

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kprichards Just check this sentence 'Just' is not a synonym for 'please'. kprichards He saw a new world spread about him. The are two possible meanings for this - He saw a new world which had spread about him.

— Fivejedjon

  • kprichards Just check this sentence 'Just' is not a synonym for 'please'.
  • kprichards He saw a new world spread about him.
  • The are two possible meanings for this - He saw a new world which had spread about him.
  • He saw a new world as it spread about him.
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kprichardsJust check this sentence
'Just' is not a synonym for 'please'.
kprichards He saw a new world spread about him.
The are two possible meanings for this -

He saw a new world which had spread about him.
He saw a new world as it spread about him.
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