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English sentences acceptability judgement
Dear All,
Please help me judge the acceptability of following English sentences. (either acceptable, unacceptable, or marginal)
1. Down which hill there rolled a small child?
2. Down which hill rolled a small child?
3. Down which hill did there roll a small child?
4. Down which hill there came a small child?
5. Down which hill came a small child?
6. Down which hill did there come a small child?
Thanks in advance and have a nice day!
Please help me judge the acceptability of following English sentences. (either acceptable, unacceptable, or marginal)
1. Down which hill there rolled a small child?
2. Down which hill rolled a small child?
3. Down which hill did there roll a small child?
4. Down which hill there came a small child?
5. Down which hill came a small child?
6. Down which hill did there come a small child?
Thanks in advance and have a nice day!
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On 27 Apr 2004 09:25:00 -0700, Arthur **** (Email Removed) wrote, in part: [nq:1]Please help me judge the acceptability of following English sentences. (either acceptable, unacceptable, or marginal) 1. [/nq] Wrong.
- On 27 Apr 2004 09:25:00 -0700, Arthur **** (Email Removed) wrote, in part: [nq:1]Please help me judge the acceptability of following English sentences.
- (either acceptable, unacceptable, or marginal) 1.
- [/nq] Wrong.
- [nq:1]2.
- [/nq] Technically right, but stilted.
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On 27 Apr 2004 09:25:00 -0700, Arthur **** (Email Removed) wrote, in part:
[nq:1]Please help me judge the acceptability of following English sentences. (either acceptable, unacceptable, or marginal) 1. Down which hill there rolled a small child?[/nq]
Wrong.
[nq:1]2. Down which hill rolled a small child?[/nq]
Technically right, but stilted. Garden pathlike.
[nq:1]3. Down which h
[nq:1]Please help me judge the acceptability of following English sentences. (either acceptable, unacceptable, or marginal) 1. Down which hill there rolled a small child?[/nq]
Wrong.
[nq:1]2. Down which hill rolled a small child?[/nq]
Technically right, but stilted. Garden pathlike.
[nq:1]3. Down which h
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Perfectly acceptable!
So no. 3 becomes more acceptable if you replace the verb "roll" with "come"?
Your numbering system has come adrift. You say that 5 is better than 5 and 6 is better than 6. I think it's vice versa ;-)
[nq:1]Better than any of those, imo, are: 7. Down which hill did a small child roll/come? 8. Which hill did a small child come/roll down?[/nq]
Agreed
So no. 3 becomes more acceptable if you replace the verb "roll" with "come"?
Your numbering system has come adrift. You say that 5 is better than 5 and 6 is better than 6. I think it's vice versa ;-)
[nq:1]Better than any of those, imo, are: 7. Down which hill did a small child roll/come? 8. Which hill did a small child come/roll down?[/nq]
Agreed
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[nq:1]Dear All, Please help me judge the acceptability of following English sentences. (either acceptable, unacceptable, or marginal) 1. Down which ... small child? 5. Down which hill came a small child? 6. Down which hill did there come a small child?[/nq]
Why can't you just say it normally?: Which hill did a small child roll down?
Why can't you just say it normally?: Which hill did a small child roll down?
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[nq:2]Dear All, Please help me judge the acceptability of following ... 6. Down which hill did there come a small child?[/nq]
[nq:1]Why can't you just say it normally?: Which hill did a small child roll down?[/nq]
What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
[nq:1]Why can't you just say it normally?: Which hill did a small child roll down?[/nq]
What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
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Skitt filted:
[nq:1]What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?[/nq]
'ts fun!...you should try it..r
[nq:1]What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?[/nq]
'ts fun!...you should try it..r
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To you, perhaps. Personally, that's precisely the ending I'd use, were I to start the sentence in the manner shown.
Cheers - Ian
Cheers - Ian
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Hm. Now that I look at it again, #3 looks better than some of the others. But still stilted.
[nq:1]Your numbering system has come adrift. You say that 5 is better than 5 and 6 is better than 6. I think it's vice versa ;-)[/nq]
-) No, I meant that 5 is better than 4, and 6 than 5. 3 and 6 are about even, with 6 sounding better to me for some reason: maybe because the the transitive sense of
[nq:1]Your numbering system has come adrift. You say that 5 is better than 5 and 6 is better than 6. I think it's vice versa ;-)[/nq]
-) No, I meant that 5 is better than 4, and 6 than 5. 3 and 6 are about even, with 6 sounding better to me for some reason: maybe because the the transitive sense of
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[nq:2]Why can't you just say it normally?: Which hill did a small child roll down?[/nq]
[nq:1]What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?[/nq]
Jack's and Jill's.
[nq:1]What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?[/nq]
Jack's and Jill's.
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[nq:2]Why can't you just say it normally?: Which hill did a small child roll down?[/nq]
[nq:1]What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?[/nq]
Clearly the parents of "Jill". (Indoor plumbing would not have been a problem. The ****** water was available up a hill!)
[nq:1]What parents would let a small child roll down a hill?[/nq]
Clearly the parents of "Jill". (Indoor plumbing would not have been a problem. The ****** water was available up a hill!)
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[nq:2]6. Down which hill did there come a small child?[/nq]
I rather like #7 (with the 'roll', not the 'come'). Very poetic.
"Down which hill did a small child roll?
The small one? The large one? The one with a vole? But down the hill she came, with undetermined goal, A small child smiling, rolling down the knoll."
Well... I won't subject it to rec.arts.poems; they are a tough
I rather like #7 (with the 'roll', not the 'come'). Very poetic.
"Down which hill did a small child roll?
The small one? The large one? The one with a vole? But down the hill she came, with undetermined goal, A small child smiling, rolling down the knoll."
Well... I won't subject it to rec.arts.poems; they are a tough
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