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Expression "with arms akimbo"



 
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Expression "with arms akimbo" #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:40 am   Expression "with arms akimbo"
 

Hi teachers,

In this expression, the word akimbo is an adjective after noun and the whole expression is an adverbial.

My questions: Is the expression "with arms akimbo" a prepositional phrase?

Can prepositional phrase have adjective at the end?

Thanks in advance

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Expression "with arms akimbo" #2 (permalink) Thu Nov 30, 2006 14:28 pm   Expression "with arms akimbo"
 

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