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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The cases where a adverb modifies a noun

1. The strange noise outside brought him to the window.
[From my English grammar book in Korean]
I'd like to know how the adverb "outside" modifies the noun phrase "the strange noise."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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" How it modifies "the strange noise"? How many ways can a word modify? I'm not sure what you mean.

— CalifJim

  • " How it modifies "the strange noise"?
  • How many ways can a word modify?
  • I'm not sure what you mean.
  • It's like the strange noise which [was / I heard] outside .
  • "outside" is an adverb of place.
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park sang joonI'd like to know how the adverb "outside" modifies the noun phrase "the strange noise."
How it modifies "the strange noise"? How many ways can a word modify? I'm not sure what you mean.

It's like the strange noise which [was / I heard] outside. "outside" is an adverb of place.

I'm not sure if that answers your q
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Thank you, CalifJim, for another so very helpful answer from you. Emotion: smile

I thought "outside" modifies "noise," but I have been ta
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park sang joonI have been taught a noun can't be modified by adverbs except by few adverbs and in some unusual cases.
I would be willing to call this one of those unusual cases.
park sang joonI'd like to know if "outside" modifies the implied "was."
You may find different opinions on this. My opinion is that "outside" modif
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Thank you, CalifJim, for your enlightening me. Emotion: yes
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