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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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It is clear that the proportion of the population who used the Internet increased in each country over the period shown.
does anybody explain usage of 'the period shown' please.
i dont understand it is not passive voice or past perject tense.
if it is passive voice, it should be' the period which is shown.'
thanks.
does anybody explain usage of 'the period shown' please.
i dont understand it is not passive voice or past perject tense.
if it is passive voice, it should be' the period which is shown.'
thanks.
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Participles (past or present) can be used as post-modifiers of nouns. Normal adjectives are pre-modifiers, placed before the noun. Relative clauses, prepositional phrases, and reduced clauses can follow the noun.
- Participles (past or present) can be used as post-modifiers of nouns.
- Normal adjectives are pre-modifiers, placed before the noun.
- Relative clauses, prepositional phrases, and reduced clauses can follow the noun.
- In this case, you have a single past participle which is a very short form of a reduced clause.
- These participle clauses (post-modifiers) can be paraphrased as a relative clause: a letter written by a learned professor = a letter which has been written by a learned professor Parents attending the school play =: parents who are attending the school play Baggage left unattended will be removed.
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Participles (past or present) can be used as post-modifiers of nouns. Normal adjectives are pre-modifiers, placed before the noun. Relative clauses, prepositional phrases, and reduced clauses can follow the noun. In this case, you have a single past participle which is a very short form of a reduced clause.
These participle clauses (post-modifiers) can be paraphrased as a relative cla
These participle clauses (post-modifiers) can be paraphrased as a relative cla
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well in which situation can i use like that? i mean where do i use it directly without am/is/are.
<< It is clear that the proportion of the population who used the Internet increased in each country over the period shown.<<
so in this sentence if i change from 'the period shown' to 'the period which is shown', will it be correct?
<< It is clear that the proportion of the population who used the Internet increased in each country over the period shown.<<
so in this sentence if i change from 'the period shown' to 'the period which is shown', will it be correct?
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Adding my two cents to your question, A-Star's previous comments were right on. "Shown " is a past post modifier used passively in your sentence, and it is quite common.
Anonymous<< It is clear that the proportion of the population who used the Internet increased in each country over the period shown.<<
so in this sentence if i change from 'the period shown'
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Thanks a lot that's the word 'post modifer' i am looking for. now i wil research where i use it correctly.
in which situation should i use it like 'the period which is shown' and in which situation sholud i use it like 'the period shown' ?
i think it differs according to sentence.
in which situation should i use it like 'the period which is shown' and in which situation sholud i use it like 'the period shown' ?
i think it differs according to sentence.
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Post modifier is just a terminology for a word or phrse that functions as a modifier to a noun which in you case is " period shown ". I don't know if there is any fixed rule to guide you when to use a post modifier or a clause. It depends on the context.
You may think of it as a reduced relative clause, if that helps you. Look at the following
You may think of it as a reduced relative clause, if that helps you. Look at the following
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Anonymousin which situation should i use it like 'the period which is shown' and in which situation sholud i use it like 'the period shown' ?There are no formal rules on this. It is really the speaker's or writer's choice. Official-sounding language commonly employs the reduced, rather than the full relative clause in order to be economical of words. It is es
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thanks a lot to both of you .these are very important information for me. i will take ielts exam after three months and hope that i use this form in right places.
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