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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
omitting words in informal English
Hi,
"You greedy pig, you ate all the candy!" (from my Longman)
(1) Could somebody please comment on this piece of English grammar -- omitting some words ( e.g., a linking verb) as in "You (are a) greedy pig...."
(2) I would appreciate if you could give more similar examples (not necessarily starting with the pronoun "you".... maybe starting with words other than personal pronouns...)
mus-te
"You greedy pig, you ate all the candy!" (from my Longman)
(1) Could somebody please comment on this piece of English grammar -- omitting some words ( e.g., a linking verb) as in "You (are a) greedy pig...."
(2) I would appreciate if you could give more similar examples (not necessarily starting with the pronoun "you".... maybe starting with words other than personal pronouns...)
mus-te
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"You greedy pig" is a form of address in this case. Nothing has been omitted.
- "You greedy pig" is a form of address in this case.
- Nothing has been omitted.
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"You greedy pig" is a form of address in this case. Nothing has been omitted.
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