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Osee Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

All the guys my age are geeks

Regarding the phrase of my age, how to understand the roll it plays here?

For me, if there is a "of" preceding it, then it would be understandable.

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the guys my age. You can analyze this as a prepositional phrase with the optionally deleted 'of' or as a verbless clause with the optionally deleted 'that are (of)'. There is no telling which it is, but all are adjectives modifying 'guys'.

— Mister Micawber

  • the guys my age.
  • You can analyze this as a prepositional phrase with the optionally deleted 'of' or as a verbless clause with the optionally deleted 'that are (of)'.
  • There is no telling which it is, but all are adjectives modifying 'guys'.
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the guys my age.

You can analyze this as a prepositional phrase with the optionally deleted 'of' or as a verbless clause with the optionally deleted 'that are (of)'. There is no telling which it is, but all are adjectives modifying 'guys'.
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