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Which word is the head of the phrase "somewhere there"?
Somewhere there is a crime happening.
In the sentence above from the Robocop films the word somewhere is functioning as a Locative Adjunct. Notice that it can appear either at the beginning or en …
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Is the adverbial phrase and adverb phrase identical?
So, for instance, Predicative Complements can be noun phrases, adjective phrases or preposition phrases:
Beth was a doctor
Beth was happy
Beth was out of sorts
In the examples above we see a noun phrase … Adverbials and preposition phrases
Now, in the examples of the different types of phrase that can function as Adjunct, you will remember that we counted adverb phrases, preposition phrases and noun phrases …
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How to treat adverbial phrases in X-bar theory
For example, they can be adverb phrases, preposition phrases or noun phrases:
Bob plays football very well (adverb phrase)
Bob plays football on Saturdays (preposition phrase)
Bob plays football every … Adverbials and preposition phrases
Now, in the examples of the different types of phrase that can function as Adjunct, you will remember that we counted adverb phrases, preposition phrases and noun phrases …
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