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Kerznerk Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

here / there

In the following sentences,"Here comes the bus." And "The bus is here. " What is the function of the word ," HERE."
  

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, it means 'toward me'. Here comes the bus is like Look. The bus is coming [toward me/us.

— CalifJim

  • , it means 'toward me'.
  • Here comes the bus is like Look.
  • The bus is coming [toward me/us.
  • ] In the second case ( The bus is here ), here means 'near me'.
  • The bus is here is like The bus is near me/us .
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In the first case (Here comes the bus), here serves to point out that the bus is now in the field of view and is traveling in a direction toward the speaker, i.e., it means 'toward me'.

Here comes the bus is like

Look. The bus is coming [toward me/us. // this way.]

In the second case (The bus is here), here means 'near me'.

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Thank you much. Follow up question though, what is the subject of the first sentence?
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Here (A) comes (V) the bus (S).
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