Two tangos down
"Two tangos down,” Salih said. Major Bahran watched as the two trailing gunmen backed away from the door their friends went out
I'm not sure how to grammatically analyze "Two tangos down".
Does "Two tangos" grammatically modify the adverb "down"?
It seems like this "Two steps down" or "One door down".
Here, "Two steps" and "One door" grammatically modify the adverb "down".
Would you please tell me whether I'm right.
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"Two tangos down,” Salih said. Major Bahran watched as the two trailing gunmen backed away from the door their friends went out I'm not sure how to grammatically analyze "Two tangos down". Does "Two tangos" grammatically modify the adverb "down"?
- "Two tangos down,” Salih said.
- Major Bahran watched as the two trailing gunmen backed away from the door their friends went out I'm not sure how to grammatically analyze "Two tangos down".
- Does "Two tangos" grammatically modify the adverb "down"?
- " down here is a preposition.
- It seems like this "Two steps down" or "One door down".
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"Two tangos down,” Salih said. Major Bahran watched as the two trailing gunmen backed away from the door their friends went out
I'm not sure how to grammatically analyze "Two tangos down".
Does "Two tangos" grammatically modify the adverb "down"? It's a shortened version of the sentence "Two tangos are down on the ground', ie dead or wounded." down here is a prepo
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