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Eipjoo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

The West Ham fan

Ron and Hermione joined Neville, Seamus, and Dean the West Ham fan up in the top row.

(1) I think ‘up in the tip row’ is a prepositional phrase that modifies ‘fan.’ Is this right?
(2) I guess the West Ham fan is only ‘Dean’ because of its singular form. Is this right?
  

Top answer

1. None of that can modify 'fan' because Neville and Seamus are also there. 'Up' is an adverb, which I would say modifies 'joined'.

— Mister Micawber

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  • None of that can modify 'fan' because Neville and Seamus are also there.
  • 'Up' is an adverb, which I would say modifies 'joined'.
  • 'In the top row' modifies 'up'.
  • Jeremione joined the fan.
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1. None of that can modify 'fan' because Neville and Seamus are also there. 'Up' is an adverb, which I would say modifies 'joined'. 'In the top row' modifies 'up'. Jeremione joined the fan. Where did she join him?—up in the top row.

2. 'Dean' is the fan's Christian name.
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The first reply of yours is very helpful for me to understand. Yet, for the second, I’m still confused. I guess ‘West Ham’ is name of a team, and Dean is a fan of the team; but we don’t know the rest (Neville, Seamus) are fans for the team. Is this right understanding?
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eipjoo I guess ‘West Ham’ is name of a team, and Dean is a fan of the team; but we don’t know the rest (Neville, Seamus) are fans for the team. Is this right understanding?
Yes, that's right.
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Thank you very much.
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