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Zoliky Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Is "there" an adverb in "Why was Jenna there?"
What part of speech is the word "there" in the question "Why was Jenna there?"
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" Adverb of place. CJ
- " Adverb of place.
- CJ
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zolikyWhat part of speech is the word "there" in the question "Why was Jenna there?"
Adverb of place.
CJ
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zolikyWhat part of speech is the word "there" in the question "Why was Jenna there?"
Traditional grammar takes locative "there" to be an adverb.
But modern grammar classifies it as an intransitive preposition contrasting with "here".
Most location dependents have the form of a PP (preposition phrase):
The keys are in the drawe
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