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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

A few questions about three sentences

Hi,

I have some doubts about two sentences which i came across from my book. The sentences are shown below.

1. "What's more, for these last ten years, the food it's been turning out have become more fantastic and delicious all the time."

Q1. Why after "the food", there is a new clause "it's been turning out" appeared?

Q2. "Why we should use become after have in this sentence but not became?"

2.He wouldn't go on eating like he does unless he needed nourishment,would he?

Q4. I dont quite understand the meaning of this sentence, what's the purpose of adding "would he" at the end of the whole sentence?

3. "The people standing on the street outside could see small dark shadows moving about behind the frosted glass windows."

Q5. Is that "The people standing" here = "The people who stand"?

Q6. Should we add is between shadows and moving here?Or "moving" here is acting the character of an adjective?

Thanks.Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

1. " Q1. Why after "the food", there is a new clause "it's been turning out" appeared?

— Mister Micawber

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  • " Q1.
  • Why after "the food", there is a new clause "it's been turning out" appeared?
  • -- It is an adjective modifying 'food': the food (that) it's been turning out .
  • Q2.
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1. "What's more, for these last ten years, the food it's been turning out have become more fantastic and delicious all the time."

Q1. Why after "the food", there is a new clause "it's been turning out" appeared? -- It is an adjective modifying 'food': the food (that) it's been turning out.

Q2. "Why we should use become after have in this sentence but
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Mister Micawber1. "What's more, for these last ten years, the food it's been turning out have become more fantastic and delicious all the time."

Q1. Why after "the food", there is a new clause "it's been turning out" appeared? -- It is an adjective modifying 'food': the food (that) it's been turning out.

Q2. "Why we should u
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1. "What's more, for these last ten years, the food it's been turning out have become more fantastic and delicious all the time."

Is 'have' used wrongly? I think it should be 'has'.
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Hi,

1. "What's more, for these last ten years, the food it's been turning out have become more fantastic and delicious all the time."

Is 'have' used wrongly? I think it should be 'has'.Yes.

Clive
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Thanks, Clive.

Best wishes.
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"...., everybody searching frantically for those precious remaining tickets."
In this sentence, is it the same case which you have mentioned in Q6. about "searching..........." here?
Without seeing the rest of the sentence, I'll guess 'yes'.
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Mister Micawber
"...., everybody searching frantically for those precious remaining tickets."
In this sentence, is it the same case which you have mentioned in Q6. about "searching..........." here?
Without seeing the rest of the sentence, I'll guess 'yes'.

Sorry, let me just type it all out, haah

"And now t
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And now the whole country, indeed, the whole world, seemed suddely to be caught up in a mad candy-buying spree, everybody searching frantically for those precious remaining tickets
Yes, this is the same sort of clause, but it serves here as an adverb modifying the whole sentence. Notice that 'everybody' is a part of the clause-- I cannot insert 'who is' into the w
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Mister Micawber
And now the whole country, indeed, the whole world, seemed suddely to be caught up in a mad candy-buying spree, everybody searching frantically for those precious remaining tickets
Yes, this is the same sort of clause, but it serves here as an adverb modifying the whole sentence. Notice that 'everybody' is a part of the claus
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