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In the phrases: "the rich man's houses are on a river" and "the Russians are coming", is 'on a river' and 'coming' examples of an adverb or complement?

asked 2016-02-08 10:09:35 -0400

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Question about grammatical elements of a phrases, and whether the examples show adverbial or complement properties.

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In the phrases: "the rich man's houses are on a river" and "the Russians are coming", is 'on a river' and 'coming' examples of an adverb or complement? edit

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In the phrases: "the rich man's houses are on a river" and "the Russians are coming", is 'on a river' and 'coming' examples of an adverb or complement?