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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Grammar Labelling - Thank You
Just how do you label the term 'thank you'. I expected it to be relatively simple, yet whenever I label it, I manage to get it wrong.
In simple terms, I understand that 'thank' is clearly the verb, and 'you' is a pronoun. What phrase label applies though? (noun, adjective, adverb, verb, or even clause!). It can't be a noun phrase as it contains a verb, so does that mean it is simply a verb phrase? But what about the 'you' - that's not a verb, so how does that work?
All help very gratefully recieved. Would really like an explanation for the future please
Thanks!
In simple terms, I understand that 'thank' is clearly the verb, and 'you' is a pronoun. What phrase label applies though? (noun, adjective, adverb, verb, or even clause!). It can't be a noun phrase as it contains a verb, so does that mean it is simply a verb phrase? But what about the 'you' - that's not a verb, so how does that work?
All help very gratefully recieved. Would really like an explanation for the future please
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Yours is an interesting question, and I would be tempted to avoid any responsibility and simply call it a fixed phrase and go no further. Quirk et al. " That would make 'thank' the verb and 'you' the object of a subject-less clause.
- Yours is an interesting question, and I would be tempted to avoid any responsibility and simply call it a fixed phrase and go no further.
- Quirk et al.
- " That would make 'thank' the verb and 'you' the object of a subject-less clause.
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Yours is an interesting question, and I would be tempted to avoid any responsibility and simply call it a fixed phrase and go no further.
Quirk et al. treats the phrase as an adverbial subjunct of courtesy,a 'courtesy formula':
"With please must be contrasted the courtesy formula thank you and its more informal variant thanks (the form with subject,
Quirk et al. treats the phrase as an adverbial subjunct of courtesy,a 'courtesy formula':
"With please must be contrasted the courtesy formula thank you and its more informal variant thanks (the form with subject,
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