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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

The Boys Each/All

I've learnt that "alone" as in "he is answerable to Parliament alone" is an adverb that modify the NP, "parliament." Are they the same structure? "The boys each said they would go." / "The boys all said they would go." Further, apart from those adverbs, Is there any adverb that modify the NP?

  

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anonymous I've learnt that "alone" as in "he is answerable to Parliament alone" is an adverb that modify the NP In my opinion adverbs should not be capable of modifying nouns. It destabilises the entire concept of "adverb". A different explanation is needed.

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  • anonymous I've learnt that "alone" as in "he is answerable to Parliament alone" is an adverb that modify the NP In my opinion adverbs should not be capable of modifying nouns.
  • It destabilises the entire concept of "adverb".
  • A different explanation is needed.
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anonymousI've learnt that "alone" as in "he is answerable to Parliament alone" is an adverb that modify the NP

In my opinion adverbs should not be capable of modifying nouns. It destabilises the entire concept of "adverb". A different explanation is needed.

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anonymousI've learnt that "alone" as in "he is answerable to Parliament alone" is an adverb that modify the NP, "parliament."

Yes, the focusing adverb "alone" modifies the NP "Parliament".

anonymous Are they the same structure? "The boys each said they would go." / "The boys all said they would go."

"Each" and "all

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