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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Those anxious

Those anxious to shout corruption either have an axe to grind or are self-righteous types.

Is "Those anxious" a noun phrase in which "Those" is a determiner in the above?

  

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Anonymous Is "Those anxious" a noun phrase in which "Those" is a determiner in the above? No. 'Anxious' is a verbless clause: Those [who are] anxious to shout corruption either have an axe to grind or are self-righteous types.

  • Anonymous Is "Those anxious" a noun phrase in which "Those" is a determiner in the above?
  • No.
  • 'Anxious' is a verbless clause: Those [who are] anxious to shout corruption either have an axe to grind or are self-righteous types.
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AnonymousIs "Those anxious" a noun phrase in which "Those" is a determiner in the above?

No. 'Anxious' is a verbless clause:

Those [who are] anxious to shout corruption either have an axe to grind or are self-righteous types.

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