dor a change

English grammar questions, answered by Alan

Moderator: Alan

Post Reply
hanuman_2000
Top Contributor
Top Contributor
Posts: 777
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2004 3:48 am

dor a change

Post by hanuman_2000 »

Sir,


For a change, he was quiet.


What is meaning of above sentence. And, what is function of "for a change", I mean "for a change" is as preposition prase or else.


thanks.
Top
User avatar
Alan
Teacher/Moderator
Teacher/Moderator
Posts: 15254
Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:56 pm
Status: Teacher of English
Location: Japan

Post by Alan »

'For a change' is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial disjunct. It means that his actions here were different from normal.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Grammar Help”