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Tkacka15 Posted 11 years ago
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There
There's a car I want to buy.
Is it possible that There can be an adverb and not a dummy one in the above sentence?
Is it possible that There can be an adverb and not a dummy one in the above sentence?
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Hi, Yes. Say you come across a car that is to your liking, you can say 'There's a car I want to buy', there being a deictic expression referring to a physical object (car) that is visible both to you and the person you are talking to. - djb -
- Hi, Yes.
- Say you come across a car that is to your liking, you can say 'There's a car I want to buy', there being a deictic expression referring to a physical object (car) that is visible both to you and the person you are talking to.
- - djb -
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Hi,
Yes. Say you come across a car that is to your liking, you can say 'There's a car I want to buy', there being a deictic expression referring to a physical object (car) that is visible both to you and the person you are talking to.
- djb -
Yes. Say you come across a car that is to your liking, you can say 'There's a car I want to buy', there being a deictic expression referring to a physical object (car) that is visible both to you and the person you are talking to.
- djb -
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