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KickingCat Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Please help me!
Hi!
I'm having a re-examination in two weeks and I have a few questions that I don't really understand. First, analysing sentenses with NP, VP and so on.
i.e She fell vad be Np, vp right? and fell is the predicate verb and she is the subject. But what kind of a clause is this? It's a complete sentence but why?
two! explaning things like: "my boat leaks" and "my boat is leaking". the first one I believe is a perment damage that it always leaks? am I wrong here? The second one is ongoing so to speak? I don't know how to explain this properly on the exams.
three. How do one analyse following sentenses with np, vp and s pv etc?
"Henry VIII was born in Greenwich on June 28, 1491 in England, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. In 1509 Henry VII died of tuberculosis and his son later became King Henry VIII. He turned 18 and married Catalina De Aragon of Spain a few months later. Catalina was the widow of the eldest brother Arthur, named after the legendary King Arthur whom Henry VII claimed, to be a lawful successor of."
Hope anyone can help me sort this thing out!
Thanx!
I'm having a re-examination in two weeks and I have a few questions that I don't really understand. First, analysing sentenses with NP, VP and so on.
i.e She fell vad be Np, vp right? and fell is the predicate verb and she is the subject. But what kind of a clause is this? It's a complete sentence but why?
two! explaning things like: "my boat leaks" and "my boat is leaking". the first one I believe is a perment damage that it always leaks? am I wrong here? The second one is ongoing so to speak? I don't know how to explain this properly on the exams.
three. How do one analyse following sentenses with np, vp and s pv etc?
"Henry VIII was born in Greenwich on June 28, 1491 in England, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. In 1509 Henry VII died of tuberculosis and his son later became King Henry VIII. He turned 18 and married Catalina De Aragon of Spain a few months later. Catalina was the widow of the eldest brother Arthur, named after the legendary King Arthur whom Henry VII claimed, to be a lawful successor of."
Hope anyone can help me sort this thing out!
Thanx!
Top answer
Here's my take but I'm not a native speaker: The boat leaks. -- Yes, it's "more permanent". g.
- Here's my take but I'm not a native speaker: The boat leaks.
- -- Yes, it's "more permanent".
- g.
- white, wooden, cheap and it leaks .
- e.
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Here's my take but I'm not a native speaker:
The boat leaks. -- Yes, it's "more permanent". In a way, it's (almost) one of the features of the boat: it is e.g. white, wooden, cheap and it leaks. For example, you can say it if you own an old boat which, despite your attempts to permanently fix it, has been leaking for years and the leaking is not serious (i.e. the boat won't sink a
The boat leaks. -- Yes, it's "more permanent". In a way, it's (almost) one of the features of the boat: it is e.g. white, wooden, cheap and it leaks. For example, you can say it if you own an old boat which, despite your attempts to permanently fix it, has been leaking for years and the leaking is not serious (i.e. the boat won't sink a
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Thank you! I see your point! haha you don't have to be a native speaker of english but you managed pretty good. I think it's so hard to explain this kind of things. The event is the same but the meaning is two different things. Thanks for your explanation! :-)
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PastsimpleHere's my take but I'm not a native speaker:
The boat leaks. -- Yes, it's "more permanent". In a way, it's (almost) one of the features of the boat: it is e.g. white, wooden, cheap and it leaks. For example, you can say it if you own an old boat which, despite your attempts to permanently fix it, has been leaking for years and the leaking is not
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