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    An instrumental

    На остановке в трамвай вошли ещё четверо: человек в вoенной шинели, старушка с мешком, мужчина в серой кепке, и последним - бедно одетый юноша с книгами в руках.

    My problem is with последним. I suppose it must be a predicate of бедно одетый юноша
    So it all put in order should be: и бедно одетый юноша с книгами в руках. он был последним. I would wait for an adverb: "and finally a young man ..." but what is said is "and he was the last one"
    It is like this? Thank you.

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    The dash here is a substitution for a verb
    и последним (вошел) бедно одетый юноша с книгами в руках.
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    Thanks

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