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Seoulman69
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 Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: Grammar question |
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In the sentences:
"Is there any food?"
"Are there any apples?"
"Yes, there is."
"Yes, there are."
Is "there" a preposition? |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Grammar question |
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| Seoulman69 wrote: |
In the sentences:
"Is there any food?"
"Are there any apples?"
"Yes, there is."
"Yes, there are."
Is "there" a preposition? |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:50 am Post subject: |
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It is referred to as existential there...basically filling a grammatical role, with no meaning....similar to "it".
In contrast to the adverb of place there...You can't drink beer there.
Not sure if you wanted more information..but hope this is useful. |
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