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Annabellegl Posted 8 years ago
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Difference between a prepositional phrase and adverbial phrase?
In the second clause: is (in water) a prepositional phrase or a adverbial phrase? My teacher says adverbial but I didn't think so.
A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head,
who had been soaked in water
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annabellegl : is (in water) a prepositional phrase or a adverbial phrase? It is both: it is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb. It modifies 'soaked'.
- annabellegl : is (in water) a prepositional phrase or a adverbial phrase?
- It is both: it is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb.
- It modifies 'soaked'.
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annabellegl: is (in water) a prepositional phrase or a adverbial phrase?
It is both: it is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb. It modifies 'soaked'.
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