Phrase--part of speech

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Smith bay is one bay over toward the city.What part of speech is this phrase and what does it modify?Thank you

Avangi · Accepted Answer

English 1b3Smith bay is one bay over toward the city.

I see you're really serious about calling phrases "parts of speech."

The emboldened prepositional phrase modifies the adverb "over," and therefore you could say that the phrase is adverbial. I personally would not say that it's an adverb.

(Over where? Over in what direction?)

("Over" as an adverb: Tell him to come over.)

Haven't there been some discussions lately on EF claiming multiple prepositions?
I saw her up near the library.
The fog is moving over toward the city. I buy it in this example.

But in your original sentence, my native ear takes it as "Move over!" (move where?)
She lives one street over. (from where you are now) Maybe this is an idiom. I don't know.

I worked one summer for a well-educated farmer who used to string prepositions together like you wouldn't believe:
Drive the tractor over off up around in through there.
Of course he was pointing, so it was absolutely clear what he meant.

Best regards, - A.

CalifJim · Answer

AvangiDrive the tractor over off up around in through there.

Very nice example! May I quote you?

CJ

CalifJim · Answer

English 1b3Smith bay is one bay over toward the city.

What part of speech is this phrase and what does it modify?

A phrase can't be a part of speech. And I suppose you could say that this prepositional phrase modifies the missing located. Two phrases are used to locate Smith Bay, a distance phrase (one bay over) and a direction phrase (toward the city).

Smith Bay is (located) [ (one bay over) (toward the city) ].

CJ

English 1b3 · Answer

Avangi Maybe this is an idiom

That's what I was thinking.

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