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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
A thing as a subject
As far as I know, when a thing is a subject we use it considering that it hasn't volition, same as the below sentences.
The storm made us in home.
The moisture rendered the gunpowder useless.
The car accident caused heavy traffic.
We occasionally personify a thing and use it as a subject.
Then, Can we use that usage with any verb?
Is the following sentences correct?
The statement added that although there were a number of differing views, these would be discussed by both sides.
The modified data wouldn't upload to the database.
The storm made us in home.
The moisture rendered the gunpowder useless.
The car accident caused heavy traffic.
We occasionally personify a thing and use it as a subject.
Then, Can we use that usage with any verb?
Is the following sentences correct?
The statement added that although there were a number of differing views, these would be discussed by both sides.
The modified data wouldn't upload to the database.
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park sang joonIs the following sentences correct?The statement added that although there were a number of differing views, these would be discussed by both sides.The modified data wouldn't upload to the database.I find these accceptable.
park sang joonThen, Can we use that usage with any verb?Each subject–verb combina
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Thank you GPY for your sincere answer.
I thought combination consisting of the verb 'make' and an object, and a preposition, that the preposition 'in' emphasize the state that we are penned more than a preposition 'at'.
Do the verb state, add, mention and note and the personified subject well blend together?
I thought combination consisting of the verb 'make' and an object, and a preposition, that the preposition 'in' emphasize the state that we are penned more than a preposition 'at'.
Do the verb state, add, mention and note and the personified subject well blend together?
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park sang joonI thought combination consisting of the verb 'make' and an object, and a preposition, that the preposition 'in' emphasize the state that we are penned more than a preposition 'at'."make + object + prepositional phrase" (with "make" in the relevant sense of "cause to become") is not a usual combination. Also, "in home" may seem logical but a
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The storm made us stay at home.
The storm made us stay indoors.
.The moisture rendered the gunpowder useless. (OK)
The car accident caused the heavy traffic.
Are the following sentences correct?
The statement added that although there were a number of differing views, these would be discussed by both sides. (OK)
The mo
The storm made us stay indoors.
.The moisture rendered the gunpowder useless. (OK)
The car accident caused the heavy traffic.
Are the following sentences correct?
The statement added that although there were a number of differing views, these would be discussed by both sides. (OK)
The mo
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AlpheccaStarsThe car accident caused the heavy traffic.I don't see any problem with omitting "the" in this sentence. Use "the" if it is heavy traffic that we already know about, otherwise not, as usual.
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Thank you GPY.
I don't well know the way to use preposions.
I have put down only the verbs so I don't have the examples and, I'd just like to know they and personified subject generally blend together.
I don't well know the way to use preposions.
I have put down only the verbs so I don't have the examples and, I'd just like to know they and personified subject generally blend together.
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Thank you AlpheccaStars.
See my second post.
I knew later the verb 'upload' is used only as a transitive verb after looked into a dictionary. Sorry~.
See my second post.
I knew later the verb 'upload' is used only as a transitive verb after looked into a dictionary. Sorry~.
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park sang joonI knew later the verb 'upload' is used only as a transitive verb after looked into a dictionary.In fact, in actual usage this is not true.
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park sang joonI have put down only the verbs so I don't have the examples and, I'd just like to know they and personified subject generally blend together.The general question of which verbs fit with which subjects is vast.
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