Where there is a will, there is a way!?

0 According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary 01i00there02i00 is a pronoun in that context.02br
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0Consider this sentence.02br
01u01b00There is something hidden in this box.02br
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02u00Which part of speech is 'there' here?02br
00and What is the subject in this sentence?0-

0 According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary 01i00there02i00 is a pronoun in that context.02br
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00 I corrected my previous post.02br
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00 Sometimes this is called "expletive 01i00there02i00".02br
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00 This is a unique pattern in English. The subject function is assigned to di

0 Hello all,02br
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00Why can't it be an adverb? Couldn't it be an adverb of place (?), "adverbio de lugar"?02br
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00I mean, would "there" be a pronoun here aswell?02br
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00- Where is my book?02br
00- It is just there, on the table. 02br
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00Thanks in advance!:) 0-

0 Merriam-Webster calls there an adverb (of place) when it tells location (00Sp: 01i00allí, allá, ahí 02i00)00; a pronoun when it indicates existence (Sp: 01i00hay / haber02i00).02br
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00 I wouldn't be surprised if there were grammar books that said that 01i00there02i00 was an adverb in all cases

0 Hello CalifJim:)!02br
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00But, "It's there, on the table" is translated as "Esta allí, en la mesa". Shouldn't it be an adverb? 02br
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00Okay, I am starting again..sorry, I know, I know, it's the same problem again!:( 0-

0 Again, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (and other books may say otherwise):02br
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01i00The box is there [adverb], on the table. 02i02br
00 Sp:01i00 La caja 00está00 allí [adverb], en la mesa.02br
00 There [pronoun] is [verb] a box on the table. 02i02br
00 Sp:01

0 Ahh! Ok, thanks CalifJim!:) 0-