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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
(question word + participle) as nominal clauses
Have an enjoyable weekend.
As we all know, (question word + to-infinitive) can be used as a noun or complement. There is no doubt about it. For instance:
1. Please tell me how to operate the machine.
2. This is where to do your work.
3. Have you decided what to do?
However, my question is whether there is any possibility that (question word + -ing or -ed phrase) is used as a noun or complement. For example:
1. Please tell me how operating the machine.
2. Please show me what completed.
3. This place is where sleeping.
Thank you.
As we all know, (question word + to-infinitive) can be used as a noun or complement. There is no doubt about it. For instance:
1. Please tell me how to operate the machine.
2. This is where to do your work.
3. Have you decided what to do?
However, my question is whether there is any possibility that (question word + -ing or -ed phrase) is used as a noun or complement. For example:
1. Please tell me how operating the machine.
2. Please show me what completed.
3. This place is where sleeping.
Thank you.
Top answer
Not as they stand, no, not at all. However, these work: 1. Please tell me how operating the machine can be dangerous .
- Not as they stand, no, not at all.
- However, these work: 1.
- Please tell me how operating the machine can be dangerous .
- 2.
- Please show me what you have completed.
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Not as they stand, no, not at all. However, these work:
1. Please tell me how operating the machine can be dangerous.
2. Please show me what you have completed.
3. This place is where sleeping dogs lie /where the leprechauns are sleeping.
1. Please tell me how operating the machine can be dangerous.
2. Please show me what you have completed.
3. This place is where sleeping dogs lie /where the leprechauns are sleeping.
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Please show me what completed.
for the sentence above, can we consider the "completed" as adjective modifying the pronoun - what?
Thank you.
for the sentence above, can we consider the "completed" as adjective modifying the pronoun - what?
Thank you.
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No, I have already told you that the sentences are unacceptable. The construction you desire is not possible.
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