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Huang huangchaoqiang Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
compound nominal predicate
Who can tell me what's this? I googled it and still didn't know what's the meaning of compound nominal predicate.
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Well, I don't think I've ever heard the term, but I found this definition, which seems reasonably straightforward: The compound nominal predicate always consists of a link verb (also called copula) and a predicative, which may be expressed by various parts of speech, usually a noun, an adjective, also a stative, or an adverb (as in the sentence The lesson is over). Often enough the predicative is represented by a phrase, most usually of the pattern "preposition + noun", which may or may not be a phraseological unit. I don't know what 'stative' means there, but the rest seems clear enough.
- Well, I don't think I've ever heard the term, but I found this definition, which seems reasonably straightforward: The compound nominal predicate always consists of a link verb (also called copula) and a predicative, which may be expressed by various parts of speech, usually a noun, an adjective, also a stative, or an adverb (as in the sentence The lesson is over).
- Often enough the predicative is represented by a phrase, most usually of the pattern "preposition + noun", which may or may not be a phraseological unit.
- I don't know what 'stative' means there, but the rest seems clear enough.
- Which part do you not understand?
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Well, I don't think I've ever heard the term, but I found this definition, which seems reasonably straightforward:
The compound nominal predicate always consists of a link verb (also called copula) and a predicative, which may be expressed by various parts of speech, usually a noun, an adjective, also a stative, or an adverb (as in the sentence The lesson is over). Often enough the pre
The compound nominal predicate always consists of a link verb (also called copula) and a predicative, which may be expressed by various parts of speech, usually a noun, an adjective, also a stative, or an adverb (as in the sentence The lesson is over). Often enough the pre
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But none of them defines the meaning. Most of them are RUSSIA GRAMMAR.
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Thank u for ur effort. Can u give me some examples? it's too abstract for me.
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If you cannot understand the definition (in English) that I posted, then perhaps the concept is too advanced for you at this stage in your English acquisition. The first hit when you google the phrase is easier: http://englishgoeseasy.blogspot.jp/2012/11/4-predicate.html
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huang huangchaoqiangCan you give me some examples?Here are examples:
is a lawyer
became a teacher
was angry
were tired
got sick
are good parents
is the title of the movie
was the purpose of their trip
grew hungry
becomes very nervous
is the owner of that house
were
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Yeah, u r right. Maybe it's difficult to me. Anyway, thanks a lot!
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