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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Most applications came from overseas.

Most applications came from overseas.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English says that "overseas" is an adverb there. Do you agree?
I am surprised that adverbs can be the objects of prepositions.

Thanks.
  

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Square Do you agree? No. I agree with The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language , which analyzes it as a preposition.

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  • Square Do you agree?
  • No.
  • I agree with The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language , which analyzes it as a preposition.
  • Square I am surprised that adverbs can be the objects of prepositions.
  • They normally don’t.
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SquareDo you agree?
No. I agree with The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, which analyzes it as a preposition.
SquareI am surprised that adverbs can be the objects of prepositions.
They normally don’t. But preposition phrases commonly function as complement to prepositions.
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Most of the grammars and dictionaries that most learners encounter will class 'overseas' as an adverb there.
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