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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Sentence grammar

Hello,

In the sentence: 'John is unhappy because he cannot stand sitting there.'
What is: ‘cannot stand’?.

In the sentence: 'He was bitten by the dog.
Is ‘by the dog;
a prepositional phrase?
an adverbial phrase ?
an adverbial prepositional phrase?

Thanks
  

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'What is: ‘cannot stand’?. The verb (plus a negative adverb) for the dependent clause. an adverbial prepositional phrase?

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  • 'What is: ‘cannot stand’?.
  • The verb (plus a negative adverb) for the dependent clause.
  • an adverbial prepositional phrase?
  • It is all three.
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AnonymousIn the sentence: 'John is unhappy because he cannot stand sitting there.'What is: ‘cannot stand’?.
The verb (plus a negative adverb) for the dependent clause.
AnonymousIn the sentence: 'He was bitten by the dog.Is ‘by the dog; a prepositional phrase?an adverbial phrase ?an adverbial prepositional phrase?
It is all t
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