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Is "the cinema" an adverb or an object? [closed]

Is "the cinema" an adverb or an object? [closed]

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I went to the cinema last night

The word "the cinema" here is an object or an adverb?

We live in a house

The word "a house" here is an object or an adverb?

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[1] I went to the cinema last night.

[2] We live in a house.

In [1] "the cinema" is a noun phrase functioning as object complement of the preposition "to". Note that "to the cinema" is a preposition phrase functioning as complement of the verb "went".

In [2] "a house" is a noun phrase functioning as object complement of the preposition "in". Note that "in a house" is a preposition phrase functioning as complement of the verb "live".

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