In come..., out go...
"Manchester City make four changes to the team that beat Southampton on Wednesday. In come Eliaquim Mangala, Danilo, David Silva and Leroy Sane, out go Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus. It’s a fairly strong starting 11." (The Guardian.)
What parts of speech are "In" in "In come..." and "out" in "out go..." in the passage above? Are they adverbs? Or, are they heads of prepositional phrases?
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A less dramatic word order is this. Eliaquim Mangala, Danilo, David Silva and Leroy Sane come in. Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus go out.
- A less dramatic word order is this.
- Eliaquim Mangala, Danilo, David Silva and Leroy Sane come in.
- Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus go out.
- in / out are prepositions.
- come / go are finite verbs.
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A less dramatic word order is this.
Eliaquim Mangala, Danilo, David Silva and Leroy Sane come in. Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus go out.
in / out are prepositions.
come / g
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