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Eddie88 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Two quick English questions
Firstly,
The sentence should read
Is this a complete sentence? It has a subject and verb relationship, but the verb 'read' seems to make it like it is not a complete thought. If it is not a complete thought, why does this verb make it so?.. Is it a verb that requires an object, an intransitive verb...
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Secondly, in regards to 'there' beginning a sentence, here is an example I will use:
There are no facts, only interpretations.
If you analyse this,
There=subject
are=verb
no=adjective
no facts=noun phrase and object of verb
only interpretation=this is not phrase;it is an adverb with a noun.
Is this correct?
When can there be the subject of a sentence?
Thanks
The sentence should read
Is this a complete sentence? It has a subject and verb relationship, but the verb 'read' seems to make it like it is not a complete thought. If it is not a complete thought, why does this verb make it so?.. Is it a verb that requires an object, an intransitive verb...
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Secondly, in regards to 'there' beginning a sentence, here is an example I will use:
There are no facts, only interpretations.
If you analyse this,
There=subject
are=verb
no=adjective
no facts=noun phrase and object of verb
only interpretation=this is not phrase;it is an adverb with a noun.
Is this correct?
When can there be the subject of a sentence?
Thanks
Top answer
1-- Not a complete sentence. Read here is transitive. 2-- There here is called the introductory -there or existential- there .
- 1-- Not a complete sentence.
- Read here is transitive.
- 2-- There here is called the introductory -there or existential- there .
- It is a place marker, not the subject.
- The subject is facts : No facts are (= 'exist').
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1-- Not a complete sentence. Read here is transitive.
2-- There here is called the introductory-there or existential-there. It is a place marker, not the subject. The subject is facts: No facts are (= 'exist').
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1-- Not a complete sentence. Read here is transitive.
2-- There here is called the introductory-there or existential-there. It is a place marker, not the subject. The subject is facts: No facts are (= 'exist').
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