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Michelle Cha Posted 13 years ago
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People in ancient times knew that it could heal the human body.
People in ancient times knew that it could heal the human body
Is 'in ancient times' an adjective phrase or an adverbial phrase?
Is 'in ancient times' an adjective phrase or an adverbial phrase?
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Michelle Cha People in ancient times knew that it could heal the human body. Sounds good. Maybe you should tell us what "it" is.
- Michelle Cha People in ancient times knew that it could heal the human body.
- Sounds good.
- Maybe you should tell us what "it" is.
- CJ
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Michelle Cha People in ancient times knew that it could heal the human body.Sounds good. Maybe you should tell us what "it" is.
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CalifJim Michelle Cha People in ancient times knew that it could heal the human body.Sounds good. Maybe you should tell us what "it" is. CJActually I wanted to ask whether 'in ancient times' is an adjective or adverbial phrase.
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Michelle ChaActually I wanted to ask whether 'in ancient times' is an adjective or adverbial phrase.It's a prepositional phrase that modifies "people". I say that it modifies "people", as an adjective might do, because of its position. I would have said that it modifies the whole sentence, as an adverb would, if it had been at the beginning, like this:
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