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Super Sonic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Pre/Post-modification
0 Could you tell me what the underlined words' word classes are? 02 br
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00 She didn't like 01 u 00 a dark ceiling 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 She cut 01 u 00 two large windows 02 u 00 01 u 00 on one side 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 Since the columns, great red sturdy columns oppressed her a little, she prepared them with 01 u 00 a very nice paper 02 u 00 which didn't look Chinese at all. 02 br
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00 It was bought in 01 u 00 a native shop 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 It was 01 u 00 a very nice pink stripe 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 I am wondering if "a" , "two" and "one" are adjectives or determiners so that I can call them pre-modifiers or not. 02 br
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00 Another thing, in the sentence; "Since the columns, great red sturdy columns oppressed her a little, she prepared them with a very nice paper which didn't look Chinese at all." Am I to call only "which" a post-modifier(...which=Post-modifier?) or all the words following "which" (...which didn't look Chinese at all.=Post-modifier?) Thanks in advance. 0-
02 br
00 She didn't like 01 u 00 a dark ceiling 02 u 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 She cut 01 u 00 two large windows 02 u 00 01 u 00 on one side 02 u 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 Since the columns, great red sturdy columns oppressed her a little, she prepared them with 01 u 00 a very nice paper 02 u 00 which didn't look Chinese at all. 02 br
02 br
00 It was bought in 01 u 00 a native shop 02 u 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 It was 01 u 00 a very nice pink stripe 02 u 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 I am wondering if "a" , "two" and "one" are adjectives or determiners so that I can call them pre-modifiers or not. 02 br
02 br
00 Another thing, in the sentence; "Since the columns, great red sturdy columns oppressed her a little, she prepared them with a very nice paper which didn't look Chinese at all." Am I to call only "which" a post-modifier(...which=Post-modifier?) or all the words following "which" (...which didn't look Chinese at all.=Post-modifier?) Thanks in advance. 0-
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1 u 00 a dark ceiling 02 u 00 . -- 01 b 00 article, adjective, noun 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 u 00 two large windows 02 u 00 01 u 00 on one side 02 u 00 . -- 01 b 00 determiner/quantifier, adjective, noun; preposition, determiner/quantifier, noun 02 br 02 b 02 br 01 u 00 a very nice paper 02 u 00 -- 01 b 00 determiner, adverb, adjective, noun 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 u 00 a native shop 02 u 00 .
- 1 u 00 a dark ceiling 02 u 00 .
- -- 01 b 00 article, adjective, noun 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 u 00 two large windows 02 u 00 01 u 00 on one side 02 u 00 .
- -- 01 b 00 determiner/quantifier, adjective, noun; preposition, determiner/quantifier, noun 02 br 02 b 02 br 01 u 00 a very nice paper 02 u 00 -- 01 b 00 determiner, adverb, adjective, noun 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 u 00 a native shop 02 u 00 .
- -- 01 b 00 as with 01 i 00 a dark ceiling 02 i 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 u 00 a very nice pink stripe 02 u 00 .
- -- 01 b 00 as with 01 i 00 a very nice paper, 02 i 00 but one more adjective 02 b 02 br 02 br 00 I am wondering if "a" , "two" and "one" are adjectives or determiners so that I can call them pre-modifiers or not.
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1 u 00 a dark ceiling 02 u 00 . -- 01 b 00 article, adjective, noun 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 u 00 two large windows 02 u 00 01 u 00 on one side 02 u 00 . -- 01 b 00 determiner/quantifier, adjective, noun; preposition, determiner/quantifier, noun 02 br
02 b 02 br
01 u 00 a very nice paper 02 u
02 br
01 u 00 two large windows 02 u 00 01 u 00 on one side 02 u 00 . -- 01 b 00 determiner/quantifier, adjective, noun; preposition, determiner/quantifier, noun 02 br
02 b 02 br
01 u 00 a very nice paper 02 u
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