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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Gulped down

Sir,

HE gulped down the water.


"down" here an adverb?

beacuse "down the water" cannot be a prepositional phrase.


Thanks.
  

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'Down the water' could be a prepositional phrase, as in 'the paper boat floated down the water', but it is not one in your sentence. 'Gulped the water down' -- 'down' is an adverb.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Down the water' could be a prepositional phrase, as in 'the paper boat floated down the water', but it is not one in your sentence.
  • 'Gulped the water down' -- 'down' is an adverb.
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'Down the water' could be a prepositional phrase, as in 'the paper boat floated down the water', but it is not one in your sentence.

'Gulped the water down' -- 'down' is an adverb.
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