<p>You're right that it's not verb serialization, but 去 is still a verb in this sentence. Instead, 怎么走 is the interrogative adverbial phrase that modifies the V+O 去故宫. Consider the sentence structure of a possible answer to the question:</p>

<pre><code>我 骑车     去 故宫。
S  Adv.     V  O 
</code></pre>

<p>The structure needs no explanation. Now replacing the adverbial phrase with an interrogative one, the sentence becomes an interrogative sentence:</p>

<pre><code>我怎么走去故宫？
</code></pre>

<p>Invert the sentence for emphasis:</p>

<pre><code>去 故宫 我 怎么走？
V  O   |S  Adv.
</code></pre>

<p>In the case of 故宫我怎么去, it's the inversion of 我怎么去故宫, where the interrogative adverbial phrase is simply 怎么 without a verb.</p>

<pre><code>我 怎么 去 故宫？
S  Adv. V  O

故宫 我 怎么 去？
O   |S  Adv. V
</code></pre>

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2014-10-30T05:10:11.417Z
Thank you very much. Just one quick question to make sure... is that so "故宫我怎么去?" is also grammatically okay to use then?
Dean Seo
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2014-10-30T05:55:34.153Z
@YayCplusplus Yes it is grammatical and sounds very natural.
NS.X.
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@YayCplusplus You are very welcome:)
NS.X.
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NS.X.
<p>I don't think 去 in the example below is necessary since 走 already implies, "go",
unless the 去 in used as a 介词(preposition).</p>

<pre><code>去故宫(我)怎么走？ 
How should I go to 故宫？ 
</code></pre>

<p>I also do not think that that sentence is verb-serialized(去+走).</p>

<p>Should it be just something like this?</p>

<pre><code>故宫我怎么去？
</code></pre>

<p>Thanks in adavance.</p>

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Can 去 be used as a 介词(Preposition)?
# Can 去 be used as a 介词(Preposition)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-29)

I don't think 去 in the example below is necessary since 走 already implies, "go",
unless the 去 in used as a 介词(preposition).

```
去故宫(我)怎么走？ 
How should I go to 故宫？ 

```

I also do not think that that sentence is verb-serialized(去+走).

Should it be just something like this?

```
故宫我怎么去？

```

Thanks in adavance.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-29. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

You're right that it's not verb serialization, but 去 is still a verb in this sentence. Instead, 怎么走 is the interrogative adverbial phrase that modifies the V+O 去故宫. Consider the sentence structure of a possible answer to the question:

```
我 骑车     去 故宫。
S  Adv.     V  O 

```

The structure needs no explanation. Now replacing the adverbial phrase with an interrogative one, the sentence becomes an interrogative sentence:

```
我怎么走去故宫？

```

Invert the sentence for emphasis:

```
去 故宫 我 怎么走？
V  O   |S  Adv.

```

In the case of 故宫我怎么去, it's the inversion of 我怎么去故宫, where the interrogative adverbial phrase is simply 怎么 without a verb.

```
我 怎么 去 故宫？
S  Adv. V  O

故宫 我 怎么 去？
O   |S  Adv. V

```

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you very much. Just one quick question to make sure... is that so "故宫我怎么去?" is also grammatically okay to use then?  
> **username_1**: @YayCplusplus Yes it is grammatical and sounds very natural.  
> **username_1**: @YayCplusplus You are very welcome:)  

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