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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Subjectless

Hi.

Are there other than the imperatives patterns of subjectless expressions in English?

Thank you.
  

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Thank you. No. Not unless you include phrases like "Thank you" and similar abbreviated ways of speaking.

— CalifJim

  • Thank you.
  • No.
  • Not unless you include phrases like "Thank you" and similar abbreviated ways of speaking.
  • Goodness!
  • Careful!
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AnonymousHi.Are there other than the imperatives patterns of subjectless expressions in English?Thank you.
No. Not unless you include phrases like "Thank you" and similar abbreviated ways of speaking.

Goodness!
Careful!
Wow!
Never.
Not on your life.
Maybe.
Sure.
Yes.
No.

CJ
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I found these in an article about the subject (http://dspace.uta.edu/bitstream/handle/10106/1192/141-152-willess.pdf?sequence=1)

Gotta go now.
Must have left it at home.
Too bad about old Charlie.

But the truth is that they a
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Thank you, CJ and Elanguest, for your detailed replies.
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