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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The omitted pronoun plus verb 'be'
Miranda turns away from the window to look at Andy. Andy is frozen where she stands.
MIRANDA : Do you know why I hired you? I always hire the same girl. Stylish, slender, of course, worships the magazine. But so often, they turn out to be... I don't know, disappointing, and, um, stupid.
<From the movie "The Devil Wears Prada">
I'd like to know whether or not "They are" is omitted before "Stylish."
Thank you in advance for your help.
MIRANDA : Do you know why I hired you? I always hire the same girl. Stylish, slender, of course, worships the magazine. But so often, they turn out to be... I don't know, disappointing, and, um, stupid.
<From the movie "The Devil Wears Prada">
I'd like to know whether or not "They are" is omitted before "Stylish."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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" No, nothing is omitted, of course; it is natural dialogue. However, since the referent is the previous 'the same girl', you cannot interpolate 'they are'.
- " No, nothing is omitted, of course; it is natural dialogue.
- However, since the referent is the previous 'the same girl', you cannot interpolate 'they are'.
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park sang joonI'd like to know whether or not "They are" is omitted before "Stylish."No, nothing is omitted, of course; it is natural dialogue. However, since the referent is the previous 'the same girl', you cannot interpolate 'they are'.
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