Kind of does
And I know it's a lot to say that all of that rests on the shoulders of somebody like Sinema. But, uh, it kind of does.
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Is the verb "does", the complement in the PP "of does", a dummy one in the comment above?
Should "it" be followed by 's in But, uh, it kind of does?
Does kind of does mean "kind of rests"?
Top answer
"Kind of" to mean "somewhat" like that is an idiomatic expression (and quite colloquial). "Of" loses its prepositional character in it, and there is no prepositional phrase accordingly. "Does" is understood to mean "does rest on the shoulders of somebody like Sinema".
- "Kind of" to mean "somewhat" like that is an idiomatic expression (and quite colloquial).
- "Of" loses its prepositional character in it, and there is no prepositional phrase accordingly.
- "Does" is understood to mean "does rest on the shoulders of somebody like Sinema".
- That use of the auxiliary verb of the emphatic form to avoid repetition is standard, commonplace and unremarkable.
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"Kind of" to mean "somewhat" like that is an idiomatic expression (and quite colloquial). "Of" loses its prepositional character in it, and there is no prepositional phrase accordingly. "Does" is understood to mean "does rest on the shoulders of somebody like Sinema". That use of the auxiliary verb of the emphatic form to avoid repetition is standard, commonplace and unremarkable.
0anonymousIs the verb "does", the complement in the PP "of does", a dummy one in the comment above?
No.
anonymousShould "it" be followed by 's in But, uh, it kind of does?
No.
anonymousDoes kind of does mean "kind of rests"?
kind of does ~ more or less rests on the shoulder
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