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Hey there,
In the sentence "Move the house to the left", what part of speech is "left"? The "left" strikes me as being a noun, but it's not used like one there...
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In the sentence "Move the house to the left", what part of speech is "left"? The "left" strikes me as being a noun, but it's not used like one there...
Cheers!
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[nq:1]Hey there, In the sentence "Move the house to the left", what part of speech is "left"? [/nq] I have no problems with "left" being a noun here. As far as I can see "to the left" isn't structurally different from "to the table" and "table" is definitely a noun.
- [nq:1]Hey there, In the sentence "Move the house to the left", what part of speech is "left"?
- [/nq] I have no problems with "left" being a noun here.
- As far as I can see "to the left" isn't structurally different from "to the table" and "table" is definitely a noun.
- Perhaps your problem is the fact that "to the left" is an adverbial phrase meaning "in a leftward direction" just as "to the table" is an adverbial phrase meaning "in the direction of the table".
- If this isn't the problem perhaps you could explain exactly what is troubling you.
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[nq:1]Hey there, In the sentence "Move the house to the left", what part of speech is "left"? The "left" strikes me as being a noun, but it's not used like one there...[/nq]
I have no problems with "left" being a noun here. As far as I can see "to the left" isn't structurally different from "to the table" and "table" is definitely a noun.
Perhaps your problem is the fact that "to the left"
I have no problems with "left" being a noun here. As far as I can see "to the left" isn't structurally different from "to the table" and "table" is definitely a noun.
Perhaps your problem is the fact that "to the left"
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Move = verb in the imperative form.
the house = direct object.
to the left = adverbial phrase.
the house = direct object.
to the left = adverbial phrase.
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My take it only slightly different:
(you) = implied/understood subject
move = verb (imperative form)
house = direct object
the = definite article modifying "house"
to the left = prepositional phrase modifying "move" (hence, adverbial in function)
In the prepositional phrase, "to" is the preposition, "left" is the object of the preposition, and "the" is another definite arti
(you) = implied/understood subject
move = verb (imperative form)
house = direct object
the = definite article modifying "house"
to the left = prepositional phrase modifying "move" (hence, adverbial in function)
In the prepositional phrase, "to" is the preposition, "left" is the object of the preposition, and "the" is another definite arti
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