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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
elliped phrase
Hi,
I think it is normal to find elliped phrases like "who is" or "that is." And I think it is correct to use ellipted phrases like "which was", "who was" or "that was" in a proper context like this:
He interviewed a man wearied of deep poverty.
Could be the ellipted phrase "who was" at work:
He interviewed a man who was wearied of deep poverty.
Could we ellipted "who has been"? I think not. Can you confirm this? The original sentence could not be the ellipted version of the following I think.
IMO, no good: He interviewed a man who has been wearied of deep poverty.
I think it is normal to find elliped phrases like "who is" or "that is." And I think it is correct to use ellipted phrases like "which was", "who was" or "that was" in a proper context like this:
He interviewed a man wearied of deep poverty.
Could be the ellipted phrase "who was" at work:
He interviewed a man who was wearied of deep poverty.
Could we ellipted "who has been"? I think not. Can you confirm this? The original sentence could not be the ellipted version of the following I think.
IMO, no good: He interviewed a man who has been wearied of deep poverty.
Top answer
There is no way to judge which words have been ellipted. Either verb form is possible.
- There is no way to judge which words have been ellipted.
- Either verb form is possible.
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There is no way to judge which words have been ellipted. Either verb form is possible.
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There is no way to judge which words have been ellipted. Either verb form is possible.
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Thank you. Let me get it straight -- are you saying that both can be ellipted here?
Could be the ellipted phrase "who was" at work:
From this: He interviewed a man wearied of deep poverty.
Either is possible?
He interviewed a man who was wearied of deep poverty.
He interviewed a man who has been wearied of deep poverty.
Could be the ellipted phrase "who was" at work:
From this: He interviewed a man wearied of deep poverty.
Either is possible?
He interviewed a man who was wearied of deep poverty.
He interviewed a man who has been wearied of deep poverty.
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I doubt that in this case even context could determine which form was in the speaker's mind. More likely, the speaker did not consider it at all-- elision is not part of the native speaker's brain process; the grammar springs fully armed like Athena from his head.
It is simply that either grammar will fit the sentence and so either could hypothetically be elided to form the nonfi
I doubt that in this case even context could determine which form was in the speaker's mind. More likely, the speaker did not consider it at all-- elision is not part of the native speaker's brain process; the grammar springs fully armed like Athena from his head.
It is simply that either grammar will fit the sentence and so either could hypothetically be elided to form the nonfi
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