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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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"Cutting onions makes me cry." Why is it correct? Please explain it.
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Why wouldn't it be, and who says it isn't? The subject is "cutting", a gerund serving as a singular noun, making the verb conjugate as third person singular. The full subject is the gerundial noun phrase "cutting onions", equivalent to "the cutting of onions".
- Why wouldn't it be, and who says it isn't?
- The subject is "cutting", a gerund serving as a singular noun, making the verb conjugate as third person singular.
- The full subject is the gerundial noun phrase "cutting onions", equivalent to "the cutting of onions".
- "To make" is a special kind of verb, what is sometimes called a causative verb, that creates a cause-and-effect relationship between the subject and the action of the direct object (me cry).
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Why wouldn't it be, and who says it isn't?
The subject is "cutting", a gerund serving as a singular noun, making the verb conjugate as third person singular. The full subject is the gerundial noun phrase "cutting onions", equivalent to "the cutting of onions". "To make" is a special kind of verb, what is sometimes called a causative verb, that creates a cause-and-effect relationship betwe
The subject is "cutting", a gerund serving as a singular noun, making the verb conjugate as third person singular. The full subject is the gerundial noun phrase "cutting onions", equivalent to "the cutting of onions". "To make" is a special kind of verb, what is sometimes called a causative verb, that creates a cause-and-effect relationship betwe
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Your request is a little odd. People usually ask why something is not correct.
Grammatical analysis varies somewhat from co
Grammatical analysis varies somewhat from co00
Cool BreezeYour request is a little odd. People usually ask why something is not correct.My thoughts exactly. One may as well present an entire volume written in English and ask why it's correct. What a job that would be.
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