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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Tricky verbs and proper prepositions
Dear Expert Grammarians,
Would anyone who is especially familiar with The Chicago Manual of Style be able to tell me whether the word "proven" has been used correctly in the sentence reproduced below?
The fact that Odysseus is a man “skilled in all ways of contending” is a fact proven many times in The Odyssey.
CMOS guidelines state that "proven" should be used as an adjective, whereas "proved" should be used as the past-participial form of "prove." I have been staring at this sentence for the last few hours and have not been able to figure it out!
Also, in the following sentence, should "monument to" be changed to "monument of"? When exactly is one expression used in lieu of the other?
Among the group of trees just over the little knoll—where we used to play as children, remember?—stands a marble monument to our ancestors.
I sincerely appreciate your assistance.
Would anyone who is especially familiar with The Chicago Manual of Style be able to tell me whether the word "proven" has been used correctly in the sentence reproduced below?
The fact that Odysseus is a man “skilled in all ways of contending” is a fact proven many times in The Odyssey.
CMOS guidelines state that "proven" should be used as an adjective, whereas "proved" should be used as the past-participial form of "prove." I have been staring at this sentence for the last few hours and have not been able to figure it out!
Also, in the following sentence, should "monument to" be changed to "monument of"? When exactly is one expression used in lieu of the other?
Among the group of trees just over the little knoll—where we used to play as children, remember?—stands a marble monument to our ancestors.
I sincerely appreciate your assistance.
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1-- 'Proven' is a perfectly good past participle and is fine in that sentence; just don't used 'proved' as an adjective. 2-- No, 'monument to' is what is needed: it honors the ancestors. A 'monument of' the ancestors would hold a statue or bas relief of those old people, and could be a 'monument to' several other things, like the founding of the city.
- 1-- 'Proven' is a perfectly good past participle and is fine in that sentence; just don't used 'proved' as an adjective.
- 2-- No, 'monument to' is what is needed: it honors the ancestors.
- A 'monument of' the ancestors would hold a statue or bas relief of those old people, and could be a 'monument to' several other things, like the founding of the city.
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1-- 'Proven' is a perfectly good past participle and is fine in that sentence; just don't used 'proved' as an adjective.
2-- No, 'monument to' is what is needed: it honors the ancestors. A 'monument of' the ancestors would hold a statue or bas relief of those old people, and could be a 'monument to' several other things, like the founding of the city.
2-- No, 'monument to' is what is needed: it honors the ancestors. A 'monument of' the ancestors would hold a statue or bas relief of those old people, and could be a 'monument to' several other things, like the founding of the city.
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AnonymousThe fact that Odysseus is a man “skilled in all ways of contending” is a fact proven many times in The Odyssey.CMOS guidelines state that "proven" should be used as an adjective, whereas "proved" should be used as the past-participial form of "prove." I have been staring at this sentence for the last few hours and have not been able to figure it out!
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