I see the prepositional phrase, "between coca and cocaine," 
as being adverbial.  Thus, it would modify the verb, "is," 
not the noun, "difference."  If you were label the phrase as 
adjectival, then when rewording the sentence as 
follows, "There is between coca and cocaine a very 
big difference," would the prepositional phrase then become 
adverbial?  Or would such a rewording be unacceptable?


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>Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:05:39 -0800
>From: "Kischner, Michael" <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Reed-Kellog help  
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>How would you diagram "There is a very big difference 
between coca and
>cocaine"?
>
>Specifically, would you see the prepositional phrase as 
modifying
>"difference" or "is"?
>
>Thanks.
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