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Sandulack Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Participal adjective word order
Could someone tell me if the two sentences below are grammatically correct.
The boy running is John.
The running boy is John.
Another member kindly corrected the above two sentences for me as "John is the boy (who is) running.", but didn't tell me if his correction was just a better way to write it or if my sentences where ungrammatical.
Thank you.
Glen
The boy running is John.
The running boy is John.
Another member kindly corrected the above two sentences for me as "John is the boy (who is) running.", but didn't tell me if his correction was just a better way to write it or if my sentences where ungrammatical.
Thank you.
Glen
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sandulack Could someone tell me if the two sentences below are grammatically correct. The boy running is John - This is an elision of "The boy who is running is John". The running boy is John.
- sandulack Could someone tell me if the two sentences below are grammatically correct.
- The boy running is John - This is an elision of "The boy who is running is John".
- The running boy is John.
- - I wouldn't say this.
- You can use "running" as an adjective, but this is not the appropriate context.
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sandulackCould someone tell me if the two sentences below are grammatically correct.
The boy running is John - This is an elision of "The boy who is running is John".
The running boy is John. - I wouldn't say this. You can use "running" as an adjective, but this is not the appropriate context. For example, a running conversation.
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Hi,
Could someone tell me if the two sentences below are grammatically correct. Yes, they are.
The boy running is John.
The running boy is John.
Could someone tell me if the two sentences below are grammatically correct. Yes, they are.
The boy running is John.
The running boy is John.
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