He had to sit beside the conductor. What is the function of the noun phrase " beside the conductor " in this sentence?

The function of the noun phrase is to name a geographic position, locating the reader about where the girl is.

Explanation:

The noun phrase presented in the question above, has the function of complementing the verb "to sit", naming a geographic location that allows the reader to understand the place where the girl is sitting, giving the reader a geographic representation and giving coherence and cohesion to the phrase.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

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