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Ladder walk Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Lexical categories of speech
Hi teachers! What parts of speech are 'every' and 'there was' or 'there', 'was' in the following sentence 'In every tree that he could see there was a little child'? Thanks a lot in advance!
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Every is a determiner. org/us/grammar/british-grammar/determiners-the-my-some-this There is a pronoun. It serves as a "dummy subject" in existential sentences.
- Every is a determiner.
- org/us/grammar/british-grammar/determiners-the-my-some-this There is a pronoun.
- It serves as a "dummy subject" in existential sentences.
- It is also called the "expletive" there.
- org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-words-clauses-and-sentences/dummy-subjects There was a squirrel in the house.
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Every is a determiner.
Read about determiners here: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/determiners-the-my-some-this
There is a pronoun. It serves as a "dummy subject" in existential sentences. It is also called
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