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Whl626 Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

I help people with problems

Which part of speech is ' with problems ' ?

adjective phrase modifying people or adverbial phrase modifying help ?

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It would seem to me to be modifying people.

— Mike in Japan

  • It would seem to me to be modifying people.
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It would seem to me to be modifying people.
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But " I help people with English " seems to be modifying help, right ?
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If it's unclear from the context, use a pronoun.

"I help people with their English."

"I help people with their problems."

"I help people with my problems." (some kind of strange therapy?)
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ThanksEmotion: smile

It sure clears the mess then. But normally the pronoun is understood. And people just skip it right ?
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I help people with problems

I help people with their problems


The ' with problems ' is adjective phrase whereas the ' with their problems ' is adverbial phrase I think.
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If I rembember correctly, an adverbial phrase of instrument.
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