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Bill P.
Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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Location: San Diego, California, U.S.A.
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 Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject: Using nouns like adverbs |
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It seems to me that some nouns that describe a period of time can be used as if they were adverbs. For example, we say, "Last night I ate pizza." "The day that I arrived in New York, it was snowing." "John came to the United States last November."
Do you agree that these words (night, day, and November) are nouns used like adverbs? Is there any general rule about when and why this is allowed? |
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janfrigg
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Hi! I think that the function og these nouns are "arverbials" more than nouns used like adverbs!
Good luck! |
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obelix
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| No, they are not used as adverbs because they do not modify the verb in any way. |
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LucentShade
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Location: Nebraska, USA
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| The adverbs in the first and third sentences are the word "last," not "night" or "November." In the second, "The night that I arrived in New York..." is an adverbial clause; the word "day" doesn't have any special function within it. |
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