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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Grammar Labelling
Hello!
I'm supposed to be labelling a series of grammar phrases, clauses, prepositionals etc!
I'm a little baffled at how to label "getting wasted"! At first I thought this was a verb phrase since it indicates an action but apparently this is wrong. :L
Can anyone help explain to me a)what it actually is and b)how it is that new label and not a verb phrase!
Thanks in advance for reading this and all your help!
xxx
I'm supposed to be labelling a series of grammar phrases, clauses, prepositionals etc!
I'm a little baffled at how to label "getting wasted"! At first I thought this was a verb phrase since it indicates an action but apparently this is wrong. :L
Can anyone help explain to me a)what it actually is and b)how it is that new label and not a verb phrase!
Thanks in advance for reading this and all your help!
xxx
Top answer
To be labelled anything, it will have to be considered within a sentence, since it can be any of these: part of a finite verb, part of a nonfinite participial clause, or a gerundial phrase.
- To be labelled anything, it will have to be considered within a sentence, since it can be any of these: part of a finite verb, part of a nonfinite participial clause, or a gerundial phrase.
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To be labelled anything, it will have to be considered within a sentence, since it can be any of these: part of a finite verb, part of a nonfinite participial clause, or a gerundial phrase.
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Oh right, I see!
It's in the context of "Windswept, slept-on, and quite possibly ashed into beehive notwithstanding, she looked no different from any other kid out getting wasted in the sun".
Some of those terms you described might even be too in-depth for the area of GCSE topic I'm looking for though; I'm more looking at it being a phrase(adverbial, noun, verb, adjective, prepos
It's in the context of "Windswept, slept-on, and quite possibly ashed into beehive notwithstanding, she looked no different from any other kid out getting wasted in the sun".
Some of those terms you described might even be too in-depth for the area of GCSE topic I'm looking for though; I'm more looking at it being a phrase(adverbial, noun, verb, adjective, prepos
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...she looked no different from any other kid out getting wasted in the sun.
It is a nonfinite clause. I think it is adverbial, complementing 'out'.
It is a nonfinite clause. I think it is adverbial, complementing 'out'.
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And what would(the bit in italics only!) be?
"They have matching criss-cross scars up their arms, presumably from a misbehaving house cat."
"They have matching criss-cross scars up their arms, presumably from a misbehaving house cat."
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