He lives in downtown.(错误表达)
downtown 可以是名词、形容词、副词。如果表达“住在城区”,可以用以下几种方式:
He lives downtown. (副词)
He lives in the downtown.(名词。少用)
He lives in downtown Manhattan.(形容词)
严格讲,lives 是谓语动词,介词短语是地点状语。因为可以把介词短语换掉:
live there
live downtown
live with his family
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