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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Straight home
the arrow struck straight home
Is home a preposition in the clause above?
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I think it is.
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Yes, it's a preposition, modified by "straight". Trad grammar takes this "home" as an adverb, but it functions as complement of "struck", and adverbs rarely function as complements.
- Yes, it's a preposition, modified by "straight".
- Trad grammar takes this "home" as an adverb, but it functions as complement of "struck", and adverbs rarely function as complements.
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Yes, it's a preposition, modified by "straight".
Trad grammar takes this "home" as an adverb, but it functions as complement of "struck", and adverbs rarely function as complements.
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