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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

"remind" stative or dynamic verb

When I was watching a movie "Dark night", I noticed a sentence saying "now you remind me of my father". This is the context.
My questions are as follows:
1. Is the verb "remind" in the sentence above used as a stative verb or a dynamic verb?
2. Does the sentence express the state or an event?
  

Top answer

The subject of the verb is doing nothing. This is not an event.

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  • The subject of the verb is doing nothing.
  • This is not an event.
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The subject of the verb is doing nothing. The speaker has an impression in their mind.This is not an event.
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I don't understand clearly. Could you get this easier please?
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It is not an event/happening that is being described. The verb 'remind' is not being used in a dynamic sense.
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Still, I don't get your point clearly. Could you get your point easier so that I can understand?
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No,

What part of 'not being used in a dynamic sense' do you not understand?
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I think "you remind me of my father" expresses either immediate present or habitual present.If it carries a sense of immediacy, it should be an event. Why did you say it is a state? could you clarify this point pls?
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You are smart..
You look smart.
You remind me of my father.

In each of those sentences, it is the appearance of the person addressed that is being talked about. The first is implicitly, and the other two explicitly, also about the speaker's impression of that appearance.

None of these is an action. Neither the speaker nor the person addressed is doin
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Thank you very much sir.
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