Re: Which part of speech?
| From: | Edward Miller <sewerbird@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, May 6, 2005, 20:46 |
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>In the sentences, "It is raining today" and "Yesterday, she went to the
>market", what part of speech is 'today' and 'yesterday'? I want to say
>that they are acting as adverbs, but that doesn't seem right.
Each of these are adverbials, according to what I know: they illustrate
additional info as to how/when/etc the main clause was performed.
Correct me if wrong ^_^';;
On 5/6/05, Gregory Gadow <techbear@...> wrote:
>
> I should know this, but my brain keeps coming up empty (like that hasn't
> ever happened before.)
>
> In the sentences, "It is raining today" and "Yesterday, she went to the
> market", what part of speech is 'today' and 'yesterday'? I want to say
> that they are acting as adverbs, but that doesn't seem right.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Gregory Gadow
>
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