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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

adjective phrase or an imperative sentence

Hi teachers ,

Could you possibly explain the grammar function of the phrase in bold below?:

The approach should take advatage of hardware features yet be flexible and extendable since novel network hardware is emerging quickl?."

Does "yet be flexible and extendable" is a phrase qualifying the noun"hardware features" or is it just an imperative sentence?

Thank you in advance
  

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I see it as the second of a compound predicate: 1) should take advantage; 2) yet (subsittute and/but) should be flexible.......

— Philip

  • I see it as the second of a compound predicate: 1) should take advantage; 2) yet (subsittute and/but) should be flexible.......
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I see it as the second of a compound predicate: 1) should take advantage; 2) yet (subsittute and/but) should be flexible.......
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TuongvanDoes "yet be flexible and extendable" is a phrase qualifying the noun"hardware features" or is it just an imperative sentence?
Neither.
... should

1. take advantage of hardware features
(and) yet (should)
2. be flexible and extendable
That is: should take ... and should be ...
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Thank you Califjim and Philip ever so much

By the way what is the meaning of "extendable" here ?

Best wishes
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extendable - that which can be extended - designed so that it will work with further additions of new hardware, for example, or so that it can be used for different purposes later.
CJ
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Hi Califjim,
I understand the meaning of "extendable" ;however,I still find it hard to understand "extendable" in " you should be flexible and extendable " Frankly speaking,I would think "extendable" is not a suitable word in this structure.Please help me understand more about this if I am not right.

Best wishes
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