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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
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Medicines tailored

Medicines tailored for children — the introduction of buccal midazolam

https://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/comment/medicines-tailored-for-children-the-introduction-of-buccal-midazolam/11081706.article?firstPass=false

How do I interpret the above title or sentence in terms of basic elements?
Medicines : subject
tailored: is it the main verb or medicines which are tailored for children which is a type of reduced relative clause and thus modifying the noun "medicines"
for children : a preposition phrase
please explain the uses of "-"

  

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Jigneshbharati medicines which are tailored for children which is a type of reduced relative clause and thus modifying the noun "medicines" This one. "Medicines tailored for children" is a noun phrase. Jigneshbharati for children : a preposition phrase Yes, adverbial phrase describing how it is tailored.

  • Jigneshbharati medicines which are tailored for children which is a type of reduced relative clause and thus modifying the noun "medicines" This one.
  • "Medicines tailored for children" is a noun phrase.
  • Jigneshbharati for children : a preposition phrase Yes, adverbial phrase describing how it is tailored.
  • Jigneshbharati please explain the uses of "-" Here it is just a somewhat loose way of joining two noun phrases and showing that they are related in some way.
  • By the way, you have typed a hyphen.
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Jigneshbharatimedicines which are tailored for children which is a type of reduced relative clause and thus modifying the noun "medicines"

This one. "Medicines tailored for children" is a noun phrase.

Jigneshbharatifor children : a preposition phrase

Yes, adverbial phrase describing how it is tailored.

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