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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

There

Sir,


There are three universities in this city.


As I know that "there" is generally functions as an adverb.


But in this sentence what is function of the word "there".

Is it as an adverb or anything else?

Thanks.
  

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Question: Can adverbs function as subjects? If not, then "there" must be nominal, a pronoun, an expletive known as existential "there". The true, or logical subject is "three universities": Three universities (Subject) are (copular Verb) in this city (Adverb)

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  • Question: Can adverbs function as subjects?
  • If not, then "there" must be nominal, a pronoun, an expletive known as existential "there".
  • The true, or logical subject is "three universities": Three universities (Subject) are (copular Verb) in this city (Adverb)
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Question: Can adverbs function as subjects? If not, then "there" must be nominal, a pronoun, an expletive known as existential "there". The true, or logical subject is "three universities":

Three universities (Subject) are (copular Verb) in this city (Adverb)
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