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Towel bee Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Removal of main verbs in a paragraph
Comment on the effects that removing the verbs has had on the meaning of the sentences
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Mary has cooked dinner. Mary dinner. AS you can see in this example, the meaning can be lost.
- Mary has cooked dinner.
- Mary dinner.
- AS you can see in this example, the meaning can be lost.
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Mary has cooked dinner.
Mary dinner.
AS you can see in this example, the meaning can be lost.
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Both the auxiliary verb and the main verb have been removed here, whereas the title gives the instruction to remove the main verb.
Continuing with the exercise "Mary has dinner" would have been the answer.. the removing of the verb "cooked" completely changes this sentence. What is left indicates that Mary has in fact consumed the food.
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George Washington chose the Talented Alexander Who had served him with through the Revolutionary War to take on the challenge of directing federal economic policy as the treasury secretary
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