Sweet Home Alabama Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Sue had a wonderful time at the birthday party last week. Would you all please help me know where "last week" fits on the diagram for this sentence? It seems that it modifies the verb. Had last week. Thank you for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 It answers the question "when?" and you can move where it appears in the sentence so I would say that week is an adverb modifying had and last modifies week. But I'm not a grammar expert ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 It is an adverb phrase (or adverbial phrase). I think it just gets written under the word it modifies, but the question is which word it modifies: "had" or the adverbial phrase "at the birthday party." Either way (and I am coming around to "party"), I agree that it is an adverb. I feel like my high school A Beka grammar book, which I still have at my office, might cover this. Perhaps I'll remember to check tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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