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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
ever
ever the man of action, he was impatient with intellectuals.
This is a model sentence under one of the meaning of 'ever', 'At all times; always'. But I feel confused about the grammar of it.
I think the action here refers the later part of this sentence, however, where is the conjunction? 'Ever' here is just an adverbial. Or is this an appositive structure?
This is a model sentence under one of the meaning of 'ever', 'At all times; always'. But I feel confused about the grammar of it.
I think the action here refers the later part of this sentence, however, where is the conjunction? 'Ever' here is just an adverbial. Or is this an appositive structure?
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Think of it as another way of saying 'always'. The entire phrase serves as an adjective to modify 'he'.
- Think of it as another way of saying 'always'.
- The entire phrase serves as an adjective to modify 'he'.
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Think of it as another way of saying 'always'. The entire phrase serves as an adjective to modify 'he'.
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rpshEh. The structure is interesting. Thank you!It may not qualify as archaic, but it isn't used much any more.
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