Stative adverb
Anne is at hone.
We are in the class.
At homeand in the class are adverb of place although modifying nothing..they are not adjunct..so can we name them as stative adverb..!!
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Anne is at home . We are in the class . No, they are not adverbials, but 'locative complements' .
- Anne is at home .
- We are in the class .
- No, they are not adverbials, but 'locative complements' .
- They are clearly complements since their omission would render the sentences ungrammatical.
- Note that obligatory items are always complements.
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Anne is at home.
We are in the class.
No, they are not adverbials, but 'locative complements'.
They are clearly complements since their omission would render the sentences ungrammatical. Note that obligatory items are always complements.
See my previous answer here for more details:
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We are in the class.
You can call that "adverbial complements"
The term is based on the Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (Quirk et al. 1985)
Many teachers use the term in school.
Whether it is a locative complement or an adverbial complement is not impor
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