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Bluejay Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Noun phrase
Try doing it this way.
Is "this way" a noun phrase that functions adverbially by modifying the gerund "doing"?
Thank you.
Is "this way" a noun phrase that functions adverbially by modifying the gerund "doing"?
Thank you.
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Yes. CJ
- Yes.
- CJ
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Hi,
I wouldn't call it a noun phrase, because I see it as a shortened form of 'in this way'.
Best wishes, Clive
I wouldn't call it a noun phrase, because I see it as a shortened form of 'in this way'.
Best wishes, Clive
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Doesn't it function adjectivally rather than adverbally?
CliveHi,
I wouldn't call it a noun phrase, because I see it as a shortened form of 'in this way'.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
It seems to me to have the same function as the adverb 'slowly' if, for example, you say
Try doing it(in)this way slowly.
Best wishes, Clive
It seems to me to have the same function as the adverb 'slowly' if, for example, you say
Try doing it
Best wishes, Clive
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