Noun phrase

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Bluejay

#423520 Tue, 25 Sep 07 06:40 PM

Try doing it this way.

Is "this way" a noun phrase that functions adverbially by modifying the gerund "doing"?

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CalifJim

#423543 Tue, 25 Sep 07 07:57 PM

Yes.

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Clive

#423590 Tue, 25 Sep 07 11:04 PM

Hi,

I wouldn't call it a noun phrase, because I see it as a shortened form of 'in this way'.

Best wishes, Clive

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Anonymous

#423634 Wed, 26 Sep 07 03:24 AM

Doesn't it function adjectivally rather than adverbally?

Clive wrote:
Hi,

I wouldn't call it a noun phrase, because I see it as a shortened form of 'in this way'.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

#423662 Wed, 26 Sep 07 05:54 AM

Hi,

It seems to me to have the same function as the adverb 'slowly' if, for example, you say

Try doing it ~~(in)this way~~ slowly.

Best wishes, Clive