Part of speech of a phrase in a sentence
Hi everyone,
I have a problem identifying the part of speech of a phrase in the sentence below.
"A bomb outside a bar frequented by the policemen in the city killed at least 30 people yesterday."
In my opinion, the part of speech of the phrase "in the city" is adjective, modifying "the policemen" and telling the reader it was the policemen who frequented the bar.
Is the analysis for the sentence correct?
Would you please also help me correct any grammatical mistakes I may have in the post?
Thank you in advance
Kenny
Top answer
A bomb outside a bar frequented by the policemen in the city killed at least 30 people yesterday . "In the city" is a preposition phrase , headed by the preposition "in". the noun phrase "the city" is a complement of "in".
- A bomb outside a bar frequented by the policemen in the city killed at least 30 people yesterday .
- "In the city" is a preposition phrase , headed by the preposition "in".
- the noun phrase "the city" is a complement of "in".
- Its function in the sentence is post-head modifier of "policemen".
- Just because it's a modifier doesn't mean that it's an adjective.
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A bomb outside a bar frequented by the policemen in the city killed at least 30 people yesterday.
"In the city" is a preposition phrase, headed by the preposition "in". the noun phrase "the city" is a complement of "in".
Its function in the sentence is post-head modifier of "policemen".
Just because it's a modifier doesn't mean that it's an adjecti
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