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In the sentence 'I put the book on the desk.' why is 'on the desk' considered an adverbial of place rather than an object complement?
Jun 2, 2026 5:10 AM
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An easy way to think of it is that it answers the question 'where' so it is an adverbial. It doesn't answer a question like which, what, what kind, etc.
Jun 2, 2026 5:47 PM
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