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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Equestrian [means connected] with the activity of riding horses.

Equestrian means connected with the activity of riding horses.
< "Translations for 'equestrian'" in Collins Dictionary http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/equestrian>

I think "means" should have been followed by a noun equivalent.
So, I'd like to know why "connected" is used, not "being connected".
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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X means Y -> "Equestrian" means "connected with the activity of riding horses".

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  • X means Y -> "Equestrian" means "connected with the activity of riding horses".
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X means Y -> "Equestrian" means "connected with the activity of riding horses".
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Thank you, GPY, for your yet another kind answer. Emotion: smile
Then, I'd like to know I can take it that "connected with the activity of rid
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Equestrian means connected with the activity of riding horses.
An adjective phrase.

Equestrian means [being] connected with the activity of riding horses.
A noun phrase.
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park sang joonThen, I'd like to know I can take it that "connected with the activity of riding horses" is a noun phrase.
A quoted word or phrase can, in a sense, behave like a noun whatever its intrinsic nature. For example, we can say "Hard" and "difficult" are synomyms, even though adjectives do not grammatically fit in those positions. Although it is
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