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Cup cake Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Function of - based on

Hi Everyone,


I'm not 100% sure of the function of the word 'based' within the following sentence:

Our camping trip will be based on the weather.

I can't see that it's simple past at all. Is this just a matter of a phrasal verb?

Thanks

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If (as I do) we take "based" to mean that the nature of the camping trip will be dependant on the weather, then I would take it not as a verb at all, but an adjective functioning as 'head' of the AdjP "based on the weather".

— BillJ

  • If (as I do) we take "based" to mean that the nature of the camping trip will be dependant on the weather, then I would take it not as a verb at all, but an adjective functioning as 'head' of the AdjP "based on the weather".
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If (as I do) we take "based" to mean that the nature of the camping trip will be dependant on the weather, then I would take it not as a verb at all, but an adjective functioning as 'head' of the AdjP "based on the weather".

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Cup cake

Hi Everyone,


I'm not 100% sure of the function of the word 'based' within the following sentence:

Our camping trip will be based on the weather.

I can't see that it's simple past at all. Is this just a matter of a phrasal verb?

Thanks

CC

In my opinion, it's the head of the verb phrase "will be

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