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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
1) What is the difference between reverential and reverent?
1) What is the difference between reverential and reverent?
2)John lied recumbent and unconcious or recumbently and unconciously?
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As after all I was not a bad little boy but I was shy and covered it up by bravado
Why do we have As here?
2)John lied recumbent and unconcious or recumbently and unconciously?
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As after all I was not a bad little boy but I was shy and covered it up by bravado
Why do we have As here?
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Hi, 1) What is the difference between reverential and reverent ? Not much, except what a dictionary will show. I'd say 'reverent' would be more often used for a person, and 'reverential' for a thing, eg, a book.
- Hi, 1) What is the difference between reverential and reverent ?
- Not much, except what a dictionary will show.
- I'd say 'reverent' would be more often used for a person, and 'reverential' for a thing, eg, a book.
- 2)John lied lay recumbent and unconcious or recumben tly and unconciousl y ?
- These are adjectives that describe John.
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Hi,
1) What is the difference between reverential and reverent? Not much, except what a dictionary will show.
I'd say 'reverent' would be more often used for a person, and 'reverential' for a thing, eg, a book.
2)Johnlied lay recumbent and unconcious or recumbently
1) What is the difference between reverential and reverent? Not much, except what a dictionary will show.
I'd say 'reverent' would be more often used for a person, and 'reverential' for a thing, eg, a book.
2)John
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This is the whole context for John:
He could not, for he was lying recumbent and unconscious on the carefully tended garden.
I think if it was lay here, it must be [COLOR="Lime"]laying[/COLOR]
So, if you replace it with laid, you are describing the state John is in, right?
What about the context above?
He could not, for he was lying recumbent and unconscious on the carefully tended garden.
I think if it was lay here, it must be [COLOR="Lime"]laying[/COLOR]
So, if you replace it with laid, you are describing the state John is in, right?
What about the context above?
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Hi,
He was lying on the table. Intransitive verb (no object) He was recumbent on the table.
He was laying plates on the table. Transitive verb, with object He was putting plates on the table.
Bob was laid on the table (by Tom). Passive voice. Tom put Bob on the table.
Best wishes, Cli
He was lying on the table. Intransitive verb (no object) He was recumbent on the table.
He was laying plates on the table. Transitive verb, with object He was putting plates on the table.
Bob was laid on the table (by Tom). Passive voice. Tom put Bob on the table.
Best wishes, Cli
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So that means we have to modify the original sentence into "recumbently and unconciously"?
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Hi,
He could not, for he was lying recumbent and unconscious on the carefully tended garden.
So that means we have to modify the original sentence into "recumbently and unconciously"?
No, these are adjectives.
For example, you could rearrange the sentence as follows, to make it clearer that they relate to 'he'..
He could not, for, recumbent and un
He could not, for he was lying recumbent and unconscious on the carefully tended garden.
So that means we have to modify the original sentence into "recumbently and unconciously"?
No, these are adjectives.
For example, you could rearrange the sentence as follows, to make it clearer that they relate to 'he'..
He could not, for, recumbent and un
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Hi,
Think of it as an unusual placement of the adjectives. They are not related to the verb at all.
You could write it thus.
He could not, for he was lying, recumbent and unconscious, on the carefully tended garden.
He could not, for he was lying - recumbent and unconscious - on the carefully tended garden.
He could not, for he was lying (recumbent and unconscious) o
Think of it as an unusual placement of the adjectives. They are not related to the verb at all.
You could write it thus.
He could not, for he was lying, recumbent and unconscious, on the carefully tended garden.
He could not, for he was lying - recumbent and unconscious - on the carefully tended garden.
He could not, for he was lying (recumbent and unconscious) o
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