Locative (Noun)
Meaning
The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The hotel room was the locative where the meeting took place.
- In the sentence "The book is on the table", "on the table" is a locative phrase.
- The locative "in the garden" indicates the location of the picnic.
- The phrase "at the store" functions as a locative in the sentence "I bought the milk at the store".
- The sentence "The party is at my house" has "at my house" as a locative.