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Jossx Posted 16 years ago
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What kind of prepositional phrase is this? adjectival or adverbial?
What kind of prepositional phrase is this?
*"Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty, with a rather hard mouth and a superlicious manner"
thanks in advance
*"Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty, with a rather hard mouth and a superlicious manner"
thanks in advance
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I have no idea what is is called in the Anglo-Saxon world but in Scandinavia it is a typical example of a relative clause equivalent: ... who had a rather hard mouth... Another example: I met a girl with long hair.
- I have no idea what is is called in the Anglo-Saxon world but in Scandinavia it is a typical example of a relative clause equivalent: ...
- who had a rather hard mouth...
- Another example: I met a girl with long hair.
- / I met a girl who had long hair.
- CB
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I have no idea what is is called in the Anglo-Saxon world but in Scandinavia it is a typical example of a relative clause equivalent: ... who had a rather hard mouth...
Another example: I met a girl with long hair. / I met a girl who had long hair.
CB
Another example: I met a girl with long hair. / I met a girl who had long hair.
CB
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Cool BreezeI have no idea what is is called in the Anglo-Saxon world but in Scandinavia it is a typical example of a relative clause equivalent: ... who had a rather hard mouth...
Another example: I met a girl with long hair. / I met a girl who had long hair.
It's just a prepositional phrase functioning as a noun post-head modifier, no different
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