hanuman_2000  +  62146 Sat, 18 Dec 04 11:14 AM Sir, 1.He stays home on weekends. 2.He stays at home on weekends. a)Which one is correct? b)What is function of "home" in (1)? Is it adverb? Thanks. hanuman_2000 Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004 INDIA Contributing Member 1,644 Verbs, Adverbs

	Mister Micawber  +  62155 Sat, 18 Dec 04 11:36 AM The 'at' is optional, Hanuman. Both are adverbs of place. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,760 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Verbs, Adverbs

	hanuman_2000  +  62165 Sat, 18 Dec 04 12:19 PM Sir, "at home" is adverb of place. But "at" is preposition and take noun or pronoun as object so "home" as noun. How come "at home" is adverb. "at home" is adverbial in(2) and "home" adverb in (1). am I right? Thanks. hanuman_2000 Verbs, Prepositions, Nouns, Pronouns, Adverbs

	Mister Micawber  +  62166 Sat, 18 Dec 04 12:27 PM Sorry to be so terse. 'At home' is a prepositional phrase serving as an adverbial of place. 'Home' is a noun phrase serving as an adverbial of place. Mister Micawber Nouns, Noun Phrases