Dear friends,

please allow me to clarify point (2):

They played _between_ the house and the tree.

here, the adverbial phrase is "between the house and the tree". And,
_between_ is an adverb of place.

They played in the mud _between_ the house and the tree.

here, the adverbial phrase is "in the mud between the house and the
tree". And, _between_ is now a preposition.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

More information:
http://www.interlinepublishing.com/chapter_7.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/adverb.html
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/adverbs.htm


metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Ong Yong Peng wrote:

(2) antaraa is an adverb, and all adverbs in Pali are indeclinables.

In the sentence:
Te gehassa ca rukkhassa ca _antaraa_ kii.li.msu.
They played _between_ the house and the tree.

here, _between_ is truly an adverb of place.
[it is regrettable this usage is not elucidated in the PED]

if the sentence is:
They played in the mud _between_ the house and the tree.

then, _between_ is a preposition.