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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Close up
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"He went aboard the Queen K, he said in court, because he 'had never seen a boat that size close up'." [From The Independent.]
The word "close up" function as an adverbial in the sentence. And what about the class (part of speech) of that word in the sentence? Is it a noun or an adverb?
Thank you.
"He went aboard the Queen K, he said in court, because he 'had never seen a boat that size close up'." [From The Independent.]
The word "close up" function as an adverbial in the sentence. And what about the class (part of speech) of that word in the sentence? Is it a noun or an adverb?
Thank you.
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'Close up', meaning 'near' is an adverbial phrase modifying 'seen'. It's also used as 'up close'. Note the different pronunciation from the verb 'It's time to close up the shop', which sounds like 'cloze'.
- 'Close up', meaning 'near' is an adverbial phrase modifying 'seen'.
- It's also used as 'up close'.
- Note the different pronunciation from the verb 'It's time to close up the shop', which sounds like 'cloze'.
- Rover
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'Close up', meaning 'near' is an adverbial phrase modifying 'seen'.
It's also used as 'up close'.
Note the different pronunciation from the verb 'It's time to close up the shop', which sounds like 'cloze'.
Rover
It's also used as 'up close'.
Note the different pronunciation from the verb 'It's time to close up the shop', which sounds like 'cloze'.
Rover
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