They were both waiting outside the gate 请问：主语是they,谓语是were,宾语是waiting 请问：both——在句中做什么成分,用于修饰那个句子成分outside the gate——在句中做什么成分,我感觉它不是“状语”用

They were both waiting outside the gate 请问：主语是they,谓语是were,宾语是waiting 请问：both——在句中做什么成分,用于修饰那个句子成分outside the gate——在句中做什么成分,我感觉它不是“状语”用
They were both waiting outside the gate
请问：主语是they,
谓语是were,
宾语是waiting
请问：both——在句中做什么成分,用于修饰那个句子成分
outside the gate——在句中做什么成分,我感觉它不是“状语”用于修饰“waiting”的,因为“状语”只能用于修饰动词、形容词、副、全句,而“waiting”是动名词.

They were both waiting outside the gate 请问：主语是they,谓语是were,宾语是waiting 请问：both——在句中做什么成分,用于修饰那个句子成分outside the gate——在句中做什么成分,我感觉它不是“状语”用
拜倒.
你喜欢思考是好的,但不能钻牛角尖,而且你的底子很差
主语是they,之后的都可以算是谓语,这个在语文中学过,both做的是同位语,你可以说它修饰they,但这只不过是欲加之名,没有任何意义,即使你现在记住了,下次一定会忘了．
were waiting 就是它狭义上的谓语了．
你可以将outside拿掉,宾语才是the gate ,outside是副词,用来修饰were waiting ．
好了,小弟,作为初三的大哥提醒你,这样来分解英语你会越来越糊涂,要想学好英语,就应该学习新概念英语．

这么简单的句子何必把它弄这么复杂呢......