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Anonymous Posted 3 years ago
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There to be reached
"Aspects of Brexit could be improved, compromises are there to be reached with Brussels."
CNN.
Is "there" the dummy one or adverb in the sentence above?
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I read it as an adverb. 'are there' ~ 'are in that place' ~ 'are in the Brexit situation' CJ
- I read it as an adverb.
- 'are there' ~ 'are in that place' ~ 'are in the Brexit situation' CJ
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I read it as an adverb.
'are there' ~ 'are in that place' ~ 'are in the Brexit situation'
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anonymous"Aspects of Brexit could be improved, compromises are there to be reached with Brussels."
CNN.
Is "there" the dummy one or adverb in the sentence above?
It's not locative, so it's a dummy pronoun. The expression compromises are there to be reached with Brussels is an existential clause.
It conveys the
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