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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Why "elsewhere" is an adverb?
This is a sentence from Longman dictionary.
She is becoming famous in Australia and elsewhere.
I can't understand why "elsewhere" is called an adverb here. Could you explain the reason?
She is becoming famous in Australia and elsewhere.
I can't understand why "elsewhere" is called an adverb here. Could you explain the reason?
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org/wiki/Adverb : "Adverbs typically answer questions such as how? , in what way? , when?
- org/wiki/Adverb : "Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?
- , in what way?
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Per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverb :
"Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?"
"elsewhere" is answering the question "where?"
"Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?"
"elsewhere" is answering the question "where?"
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Thank you.
Can we call "Australia" is an adverb in the sentence above?
Can we call "Australia" is an adverb in the sentence above?
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SquareThank you.Can we call "Australia" is an adverb in the sentence above?No, "Australia" is a noun. However, "in Australia" is adverbial.
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By the way, just to be clear, the sentence is not short for "She is becoming famous in Australia and in elsewhere".
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