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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Clause or phrase?
Hi.
forgetting the fact that electricity will almost certainly kill you, you are about to repair this fan.
Question 1: Does the above sentence make sense completely?
Question 2: Is it grammatically correct?
Question 3: Is the part I've underlined a phrase or a clause?
forgetting the fact that electricity will almost certainly kill you, you are about to repair this fan.
Question 1: Does the above sentence make sense completely?
Question 2: Is it grammatically correct?
Question 3: Is the part I've underlined a phrase or a clause?
Top answer
Question 3: Is the part I've underlined a phrase or a clause? Q1: No. Q2: No.
- Question 3: Is the part I've underlined a phrase or a clause?
- Q1: No.
- Q2: No.
- e not being put into a wider context.
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Persian LearnerHi.forgetting the fact that electricity will almost certainly kill you, you are about to repair this fan.Question 1: Does the above sentence make sense completely?Question 2: Is it grammatically correct?Question 3: Is the part I've underlined a phrase or a clause?Q1: No.
Q2: No.
Q3: A non-finite clause if it stands alone, i.e not being
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Start with a capital letter.
Q! - Yes
Q2 - Yes
Q3 - depends on how you define a clause and a phrase.
Q! - Yes
Q2 - Yes
Q3 - depends on how you define a clause and a phrase.
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CliveQ3 - depends on how you define a clause and a phrase.Would you please elaborate on this point? I normally say that a clause has a subject and a verb, but a phrase never has a subject and a verb together.
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Q3 - depends on how you define a clause and a phrase.
It is a clause!
It is a clause!
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I'd say that a clause has a subject and a finite verb but a phrase does not have a finite verb.
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Forgetting the fact phrase
that electricity will almost certainly kill you, clause
you are about to repair this fan. clause
This is an old-fashioned approach.
I'm sure many people will rush to disagree with me.
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Forgetting the fact phrase
that electricity will almost certainly kill you, clause
you are about to repair this fan. clause
This is an old-fashioned approach.
I'm sure many people will rush to disagree with me.
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Persian LearnerForgetting the fact that electricity will almost certainly kill you, you are about to repair this fan.Question 1: Does the above sentence make sense completely?
Not completely maybe, but it's understandable.
Question 2: Is it grammatically correct?
Yes.
Question 3: Is the part I've unde
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