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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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What kind of adverb is 'on'?

0 In the following sentence is 'on' an adverb and if so what kind of adverb is it?02br
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00Which of these chairs did you sit on?02br
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0I'm pretty sure it's just a standard adverb.02br
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00Although, I'm also thinking that to be grammatically correct, the sentence should be "On which of these chairs did you sit?", in which case "on" would be taken with "which of these chairs" to form the prepositional phrase "On which of these chairs".0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10In the following sentence is 'on' an adverb and if so what kind of adverb is it? 11b10Which of these chairs did you 11font10sit on12font12b10? Thanks for the help.12blockquote
10As far as I know, it's not an adverb but a prepositi
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  • 01b01i00adverb02i00:02b00 indicates continuity or persistence or concentration (01font00Example: 01i00"His spirit lives on"02i02font00) 02br
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  • 01b01i00adverb02i00:02b00 in a state required for something to function o
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    01cite10Pioussoul12cite11blockquote
    11cite20Anonymous22cite20In the following sentence is 'on' an adverb and if so what kind of adverb is it? 21b20Which of these chairs did you 21font20sit on22font22b20? Thanks for the help.22blockq
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    01cite10Anonymous12cite10In the following sentence is 'on' an adverb and if so what kind of adverb is it? Which of these chairs did you sit on? Thanks for the help.12blockquote
    10Which of these chairs did you sit on?02br
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    00Cataphoric reference; which refers forward to the chairs you sat on. 0
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  • 11b11i10adverb12i10:12b10 indicates continuity or persistence or concentration (11font10Example: 11i10"His spirit lives on"12i12font10) 12br
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