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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
"immediate constituents"
Dear teachers,
If you ask students to analyse a sentence, would there be any difference if you said :
a) "Analyse this sentence into constituents", or
b) "Analyse this sentence into IMMEDIATE constituents" ?
Many thanks,
Hela
If you ask students to analyse a sentence, would there be any difference if you said :
a) "Analyse this sentence into constituents", or
b) "Analyse this sentence into IMMEDIATE constituents" ?
Many thanks,
Hela
Top answer
Well, immediate constituents are part of constituents... And is it correct to say «analyse into»? Maybe «mark out constituents» or «divide into constituents»?
- Well, immediate constituents are part of constituents...
- And is it correct to say «analyse into»?
- Maybe «mark out constituents» or «divide into constituents»?
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Well, immediate constituents are part of constituents...
And is it correct to say «analyse into»?
Maybe «mark out constituents» or
«divide into constituents»?
And is it correct to say «analyse into»?
Maybe «mark out constituents» or
«divide into constituents»?
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analyse into seems fine:
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http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/unpack?view=uk
unpack
verb
1 open and remove the contents of (a suitcase or container). 2
remove from a packed container. 3 analyse
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http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/unpack?view=uk
unpack
verb
1 open and remove the contents of (a suitcase or container). 2
remove from a packed container. 3 analyse
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Now, do "immediate constituents" refer to the parts of speech and not the sentence elements that make up a sentence pattern?
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