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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
I've found a strange sentence
Hello, when I was playing a videogame I've found a sentence whose structure I cannot figure out. The sentence goes like this. "Both sides now crippled beyond repair,the remnants of their armies continue to battle on ravaged planets,their hatred fueled by over four thousand years of total war." I know what this means,but I think the first and the third sentences are little bit strange.I think there should be some verbs. Are there any verbs omitted?How do you think? Any suggestion will help me much.
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The sentence is fine. 'Crippled' and 'fueled' are parts of nonfinite clauses.
- The sentence is fine.
- 'Crippled' and 'fueled' are parts of nonfinite clauses.
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The sentence is fine. 'Crippled' and 'fueled' are parts of nonfinite clauses.
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"Both sides now (1) crippled beyond repair,the remnants of their armies continue to battle on (2) ravaged planets,their hatred (3) fueled by over four thousand years of total war."
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dimsumexpressthis constuction has an implied passive connotationIt seems that if the author wanted to say "Both sides now having been crippled beyond repair," or "Both sides have now been crippled beyond repair, and etc.," he would do so.
I think the default verb is "are." "Both sides now are crippled beyond repair."
If you delete the "
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Hi Avangi,
We had previously discussed the use of past participle in an adverbial construction. I still hold my belief strongly that this form of usage has a passive nature for which you seemed to have disagree. For the pure joy of learning, I'd say this. Different people see the same object at a different angle will have a different depiction. Consider these sentences:
We had previously discussed the use of past participle in an adverbial construction. I still hold my belief strongly that this form of usage has a passive nature for which you seemed to have disagree. For the pure joy of learning, I'd say this. Different people see the same object at a different angle will have a different depiction. Consider these sentences:
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dimsumexpressHe looks wornYuletide greetings!
As a complement to a copular verb, a par
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Season's Greetings,
<<< "The cornered man surrendered." is a lot different from "Cornered, the man surrendered."
But in my opinion, they both have an implied passive connotation.
(In the first one, "cornered" is an adjective; in the second one, "cornered" is a clause.)>>>
In the above, "cornered " is indeed a participle adjective which fits
<<< "The cornered man surrendered." is a lot different from "Cornered, the man surrendered."
But in my opinion, they both have an implied passive connotation.
(In the first one, "cornered" is an adjective; in the second one, "cornered" is a clause.)>>>
In the above, "cornered " is indeed a participle adjective which fits
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It's me again.
Is the non-finite clause below correct?
The only supply of ammunition having been severed, the American troops held on to the front line and decided not to retreat.
Your discussion is contributive.
Is the non-finite clause below correct?
The only supply of ammunition having been severed, the American troops held on to the front line and decided not to retreat.
Your discussion is contributive.
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Yes, but what does this mean?-- "Your discussion is contributive." It seems rather pompous.
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Mister MicawberYes, but what does this mean?-- "Your discussion is contributive." It seems rather pompous.Sorry, it is a wrong word.
I meant your discussion is contributory a lot to my study.
Sometimes, my cheap and small dictionary is misleading.
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dimsumexpress perhaps, " the sleeping man was swept away..." makes more sense.Exactly my point. And "sleeping" is not a past participle, nor does it imply a passive connotation.
"To sleep" doesn't have a transitive use (except Jim's "This cabin sleeps six.").
I was feebly trying to argue that adjectives are not derived from verbs with only intransi
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