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Postmodernbliss Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Using 'until'
Hello,
Many kind thanks in advance to anyone who can help me explain to my EFL students the use of 'until' in the following sentence:
I have until Friday to turn in my report
I explained to by students that until is used to describe the existence of an action until a certain point of time. However, one of my students asked me about the grammar related to the above sentence. Specifically, is 'until Friday' an adverb clause? In this instance, I believe it it is, as 'until' is not functioning as a preposition. However, I am not sure, and I don't know how to explain how it is functions from a grammatical standpoint.
Again, thank you for your help.
Thank you for your time.
Many kind thanks in advance to anyone who can help me explain to my EFL students the use of 'until' in the following sentence:
I have until Friday to turn in my report
I explained to by students that until is used to describe the existence of an action until a certain point of time. However, one of my students asked me about the grammar related to the above sentence. Specifically, is 'until Friday' an adverb clause? In this instance, I believe it it is, as 'until' is not functioning as a preposition. However, I am not sure, and I don't know how to explain how it is functions from a grammatical standpoint.
Again, thank you for your help.
Thank you for your time.
Top answer
It is an interesting sentence, PMB. 'Until' is indeed a preposition here; its object is 'Friday'. '
- It is an interesting sentence, PMB.
- 'Until' is indeed a preposition here; its object is 'Friday'.
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It is an interesting sentence, PMB.
'Until' is indeed a preposition here; its object is 'Friday'. The prepositional phrase (not clause!) 'until Friday' actually denotes a period of time ('I have [from now] until Friday'), so it seems to me that it is analogous to 'have time':
HAVE - 1b : to hold in one's use, service, regard, or at one's disposal <the group will
'Until' is indeed a preposition here; its object is 'Friday'. The prepositional phrase (not clause!) 'until Friday' actually denotes a period of time ('I have [from now] until Friday'), so it seems to me that it is analogous to 'have time':
HAVE - 1b : to hold in one's use, service, regard, or at one's disposal <the group will
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