Timeline for How is the adverb "where" modifying the verb in this case?
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| Aug 9, 2018 at 20:51 | comment | added | Araucaria - Him | @sumelic I agree. There's quite a lot I'd like to be different here, but I don't reckon any downvote's warranted ... | |
| Aug 9, 2018 at 18:42 | comment | added | herisson | @Araucaria: I hadn't realized that "the verb" had an unambiguous definition in syntax. In any case, I would appreciate it if this answer gave a less abbreviated explanation | |
| Aug 9, 2018 at 18:41 | comment | added | Araucaria - Him | @sumelic This is the result the terrible terminology used in 'SVO'-speak. The verb is is the Predicator in the matrix clause sentence, not the verb murdered. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 at 18:31 | comment | added | herisson | 'murdered" is a participle here, and participles are considered verbs in many grammatical analyses. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 at 17:59 | history | answered | John Feltz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |