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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Both x & y
It is a characteristic of reduced clauses, both adverbial and relative, to be non-finite.
This is equal in meaning to this, correct?
It is a characteristic of both adverbial and relative reduced clauses to be non-finite.
How does the phrase in bold work, because it can't be an appositive adjective where 'which is' is omitted, since the meaning would be incorrect:
'...of reduced clauses, which are both adverbial and relative, to...'
When does both x & y apply to the preceding noun together?
Thanks
This is equal in meaning to this, correct?
It is a characteristic of both adverbial and relative reduced clauses to be non-finite.
How does the phrase in bold work, because it can't be an appositive adjective where 'which is' is omitted, since the meaning would be incorrect:
'...of reduced clauses, which are both adverbial and relative, to...'
When does both x & y apply to the preceding noun together?
Thanks
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Yes, and it is still a compound appositive adjective. I am not familiar with any 'which is' rule; where did you find it?
- Yes, and it is still a compound appositive adjective.
- I am not familiar with any 'which is' rule; where did you find it?
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Yes, and it is still a compound appositive adjective. I am not familiar with any 'which is' rule; where did you find it?
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Mister MicawberYes, and it is still a compound appositive adjective. I am not familiar with any 'which is' rule; where did you find it?
I read somewhere that an appositive is simply a relative clause without the relative pronoun and the verb to be. This makes sense in all cases, excluding this construction.
If it is an appositive, the
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'Both...and' is a correlative conjunction. I see nothing wrong with the following extensions, beyond its awkwardness:
It is a characteristic of reduced clauses, (which are) both adverbial and relative, to be non-finite.
It is a characteristic of reduced clauses, (which are) both adverbial and relative, to be non-finite.
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Mister Micawber'Both...and' is a correlative conjunction. I see nothing wrong with the following extensions, beyond its awkwardness:
It is a characteristic of reduced clauses, (which are) both adverbial and relative, to be non-finite.
Can you not see the ambiguity? Reduced clauses can't be an adverbial and a relative. It can be o
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Sorry, but I see no ambiguity in the original sentence; thrusting 'which are' into it does not helo, I admit.
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I think I haven't made my question clear. Perhaps we are both stuck on different tracks, unable to get off. I'll post the question again and see what happens. Cheers
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