English Language & Usage Asked on November 30, 2020
Would you consider “both” in the following NPs rather as a predeterminer or a conjunction? If it’s a predeterminer, it would determine both NPs, right?
The swimming pool is both a great place to relax and a perfect spot to do some exercise.
Thanks so much.
(It’s my own sentence)
In a comment, BillJ wrote:
"Both" is a predeterminer in NP structure, e.g. "both the children". But your example is a correlative coordination construction where "both" is paired with "and". Here, "both" is a determinative functioning as a marker of the first coordinate: "The swimming pool is [both a great place to relax and a perfect spot to do some exercise]."
Answered by tchrist on November 30, 2020
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