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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Adverb clauses of exclamation
On wiki, I came upon adverb clause of exclamation which states "what horrible news!", "how fast she types!" "you lucky man!" as adverb clauses.
I don't understand what those clauses modify.
Are adverb clauses dependent on independent clauses?
Where are the independent clauses?
are these sentences still exclamation adverb clauses?
"what horrible news you have brought!"
"Such terrible things you say!"
I don't understand what those clauses modify.
Are adverb clauses dependent on independent clauses?
Where are the independent clauses?
are these sentences still exclamation adverb clauses?
"what horrible news you have brought!"
"Such terrible things you say!"
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are these sentences still exclamation adverb clauses? " They are exclamation clauses, but not adverbial ones. I'm just trying hard to find any trace of adverb here and I simply can't.
- are these sentences still exclamation adverb clauses?
- " They are exclamation clauses, but not adverbial ones.
- I'm just trying hard to find any trace of adverb here and I simply can't.
- )
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are these sentences still exclamation adverb clauses?
"What horrible news you have brought!"
"Such terrible things you say!"
They are exclamation clauses, but not adverbial ones. I'm just trying hard to find any trace of adverb here and I simply can't.
"What horrible news you have brought!" ('you' is a subject; 'have brought' is a
"What horrible news you have brought!"
"Such terrible things you say!"
They are exclamation clauses, but not adverbial ones. I'm just trying hard to find any trace of adverb here and I simply can't.
"What horrible news you have brought!" ('you' is a subject; 'have brought' is a
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Thanks for the answer.
What about the examples given on the web "What horrible news!", "How fast she types!", "You lucky man!"
Why are these labeled as adverb clauses? If they are adverb clauses, what do they modify?
What about the examples given on the web "What horrible news!", "How fast she types!", "You lucky man!"
Why are these labeled as adverb clauses? If they are adverb clauses, what do they modify?
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You need some context, which I can't think of, where such exclamation sentences could do an adverbial job. In examples given there are two adverbs: 'fast' that qualifies the verb 'types' and 'how' an interrogative one which introduces the question of manner.
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thx, I think i will stay off this topic until my grammar reaches a higher level 
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