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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Questions of Mixed Nature I
1. I have seen many sentsences where the dependent clauses don't have subjects like this. Would you say this is a correct sentence?
If composed as follows, it will be great.
If dealt as such, it would generate a different result.
2. Should the underlined parts with the hypen or without?
They are adult-centered. OR They are adult centered.
They are listener-based. OR They are listner based.
3. What do you call the kind of noun like the underlined/illustrated noun?
Professor-researchers are welcome.
If composed as follows, it will be great.
If dealt as such, it would generate a different result.
2. Should the underlined parts with the hypen or without?
They are adult-centered. OR They are adult centered.
They are listener-based. OR They are listner based.
3. What do you call the kind of noun like the underlined/illustrated noun?
Professor-researchers are welcome.
Top answer
They do not have an agent either. Some verbs are so commonly used in the passive, without mentioning an agent, that they work in a similar way to -ed adjectives. 2.
- They do not have an agent either.
- Some verbs are so commonly used in the passive, without mentioning an agent, that they work in a similar way to -ed adjectives.
- 2.
- 'Listener-based' is a compound expression: it needs a hyphen.
- 3.
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1.The sentences have elliptical structure.They do not have an agent either. Some verbs are so commonly used in the passive, without mentioning an agent, that they work in a similar way to -ed adjectives.
2. 'Listener-based' is a compound expression: it needs a hyphen.
3. Compound noun (no hyphen here, not compound-noun but compound noun)
'Professor-researchers' refe
2. 'Listener-based' is a compound expression: it needs a hyphen.
3. Compound noun (no hyphen here, not compound-noun but compound noun)
'Professor-researchers' refe
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Thank you.
As to No. 1, I posted previously with the following two sentences and asked whether these are fine grammatically.
I think the answer or response to that post was this: You need some kind of an object.
The sentences I posted were/are???:
Please let me know if getting better.
Please let me know if done righ
As to No. 1, I posted previously with the following two sentences and asked whether these are fine grammatically.
I think the answer or response to that post was this: You need some kind of an object.
The sentences I posted were/are???:
Please let me know if getting better.
Please let me know if done righ
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