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Sabrynazulkyfly Posted 9 years ago
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Meaning usage
How is it grammatical to use "meaning" after a noun in the first one?
1) "It's a noun meaning "an inactive person"."
or should it be,
2)'It's a noun that means "an inactive person"."
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sabrynazulkyfly How is it grammatical to use "meaning" after a noun in the first one? 1) It's a noun meaning "an inactive person". It's a participial construction.
- sabrynazulkyfly How is it grammatical to use "meaning" after a noun in the first one?
- 1) It's a noun meaning "an inactive person".
- It's a participial construction.
- 'meaning' is equivalent to 'that means'.
- CJ
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sabrynazulkyflyHow is it grammatical to use "meaning" after a noun in the first one?
1) It's a noun meaning "an inactive person".
It's a participial construction. 'meaning' is equivalent to 'that means'.
CJ
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