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Mr genuine Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Prepositional prase

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Time usually passes quickly during holiday.

Is "during holiday" a prepositional phrase or is it an "adverb of time"?


What about "after dinner" in: She always cleans her teeth after dinner.

  

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Mr genuine Hi, Time usually passes quickly during holiday. Is "during holiday" a prepositional phrase or is it an "adverb of time"? What about "after dinner" in: She always cleans her teeth after dinner.

  • Mr genuine Hi, Time usually passes quickly during holiday.
  • Is "during holiday" a prepositional phrase or is it an "adverb of time"?
  • What about "after dinner" in: She always cleans her teeth after dinner.
  • Both "during holiday" and "after dinner" are prepositional phrases.
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Mr genuine

Hi,


Time usually passes quickly during holiday.

Is "during holiday" a prepositional phrase or is it an "adverb of time"?


What about "after dinner" in: She always cleans her teeth after dinner.

Both "during holiday" and "after dinner" are prepositional phrases.

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Time usually passes quickly during the holidays.
She always brushes her teeth after dinner.

Mr genuinea prepositional phrase or is it an "adverb of time"?

The grammatical structure is a prepositional phrase. The grammatical function is an adjunct. Adverbs are also adjuncts.

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A preposition phrase generally speaking is considered adverbial in nature.

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