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#209665 Sun, 26 Mar 06 05:23 AM

Tonight, they will be taking a rather short walk up into the mountains.

Tonight, rather, and up are all adverbs but what does UP modify?

Mister Micawber

#209667 Sun, 26 Mar 06 05:29 AM

I'd call it a sentence adverb-- it modifies the main clause (They will be taking a walk -- Where? Up into the mountains).

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