I guess "on the desk"'s part of speech would be as controversial as "up"s and "here"s.
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Grammarian-bot1. Who is on the desk? Refers to 'who'.
2. The one on the desk is mine.Refers to 'one'.
Is the phrase "on the desk" is an adverbial phrase or adjectival phrase in the above mentioned sentences?
I think in the first one, it's adverbial while adjectival in the second. But i a