I disagree with Ms. Weaver. "Up ahead" is acting as an adjective; the phrase defines "hills".
We classify words and phrases as different parts of speech based on what they do in a sentence. If it walks like an adjective....
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I think both are correct because when you use a relative clause, it acts like an adverb but when the preposition is after the noun, it acts like an adjective so it might be saying "the hills up ahead the road/"any place" with the road/"any place" acting as a secret noun. Do y'all agree?Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
He is a tall man.
Here tall is adjective?
John is very tall.
Very is adjective or tall?
tall is adjective.
very is adverb.
"is" is a linking verb.
If there actually were a relative clause one could classify "up ahead" as adverbial, but there is no relative clause in the sentence. If we are going to add things to the sentence, let's throw in an elephant, a jet, and a Ferrari.
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That kinda made me laugh but in parser's comment, he adds the relative conjunction "which".If there actually were a relative clause one could classify "up ahead" as adverbial, but there is no relative clause in the sentence. If we are going to add things to the sentence, let's throw in an elephant, a jet, and a Ferrari.
John was running very fast.
Here (very) is adverb Or (fast) ?
Both are adverb. Most adjective can become an adverb by adding the suffix -ly or without adding -ly.
I think 'very' is an adverb modifying another adverb 'fast', which modifies 'running', but I am not a teacher.
I was taught to parse the sentence that was there, not the one I wish was there.
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