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Apple lime 406 Posted 9 years ago
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Why we need dummy subjects and its usage?

John and Mary are searching a sheep. John: Mary, where is the sheep?

Mary: Look, there is the sheep. Here "there" is an adverb or dummy?

  

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apple lime 406 John and Mary are searching for a sheep. John: Mary, where is the sheep? Mary: Look, there is the sheep.

  • apple lime 406 John and Mary are searching for a sheep.
  • John: Mary, where is the sheep?
  • Mary: Look, there is the sheep.
  • Here "there" is an adverb or dummy?
  • It is an adverb.
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apple lime 406John and Mary are searching for a sheep. John: Mary, where is the sheep? Mary: Look, there is the sheep. Here "there" is an adverb or dummy?

It is an adverb.

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