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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Adjective or noun required--informal speech
Things we would like changed are listed below.
Do you accept this or not?
Don't we need a noun here (to change)? So no adjective works...
Do you accept this or not?
Don't we need a noun here (to change)? So no adjective works...
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Hi, Things we would like changed are listed below. This is fine. It suggests that 'we' want someone else to make the changes.
- Hi, Things we would like changed are listed below.
- This is fine.
- It suggests that 'we' want someone else to make the changes.
- Do you accept this or not?
- Don't we need a noun here (to change)?
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Hi,
Things we would like changed are listed below.This is fine. It suggests that 'we' want someone else to make the changes.
Do you accept this or not?
Don't we need a noun here (to change)?
Things we would like changed are listed below.This is fine. It suggests that 'we' want someone else to make the changes.
Do you accept this or not?
Don't we need a noun here (to change)?
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so changed is an adjective modifying things, but 'would like' is a verb phrase requiring an object not an adjective, right? Or is would like one of those verbs that works like a linking verb?
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