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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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...leads stands...

The party she now leads stands transformed.

Is the sentence above natural?

Isn't the proximity of two third-person-singular verbs somewhat clumsy?

Is "stands" a linking verb in that sentence?

  

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tkacka15 Is the sentence above natural? It's not unnatural, in my opinion. tkacka15 Isn't the proximity of two third-person-singular verbs somewhat clumsy?

  • tkacka15 Is the sentence above natural?
  • It's not unnatural, in my opinion.
  • tkacka15 Isn't the proximity of two third-person-singular verbs somewhat clumsy?
  • Not really.
  • Consider: The food he cooks makes me feel sick.
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tkacka15Is the sentence above natural?

It's not unnatural, in my opinion.

tkacka15Isn't the proximity of two third-person-singular verbs somewhat clumsy?

Not really. Consider:

The food he cooks makes me feel sick.

tkacka15Is "stands" a linking verb in that sentence?

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