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Evo25 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
shown.
(1)The picture shown above is just for illustration only. (i saw this sentence on a voucher.)
shown here appeared as pst participle?
the word shown above can replace with show?
(2)The picture show above is just for illustration only.
if cannot, can explain to me??
shown here appeared as pst participle?
the word shown above can replace with show?
(2)The picture show above is just for illustration only.
if cannot, can explain to me??
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(1) I would think of it as elliptical: The picture [which is] shown above is for illustration only. ) If you accept my analysis, then yes, it's a past participle, and is used in the regular formation of the passive verb, not as an adjective. " "Picture show" is an old expression for "movie," as in the classic, The Last Picture Show .
- (1) I would think of it as elliptical: The picture [which is] shown above is for illustration only.
- ) If you accept my analysis, then yes, it's a past participle, and is used in the regular formation of the passive verb, not as an adjective.
- " "Picture show" is an old expression for "movie," as in the classic, The Last Picture Show .
- - A.
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(1) I would think of it as elliptical: The picture [which is] shown above is for illustration only. ("Just" is redundant, or "only" is redundant.) If you accept my analysis, then yes, it's a past participle, and is used in the regular formation of the passive verb, not as an adjective.
(2) "The picture show above" would probably refer to a video clip, in which "show" is a noun funct
(2) "The picture show above" would probably refer to a video clip, in which "show" is a noun funct
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