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Eddie88 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Two sentences. Are they grammatical?
Sentences in question:
I stuttered, red-faced, sweating.
In this sentence, I have a main clause 'I stuttered, followed by two adjectives.
1)Do you think this is grammatical with adjectives or do they have to be verbs: I stuttered, went red-faced, and was sweating?
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I went red-faced, stuttered, and began to sweat
2)Could you say stuttered is either a verb or an adjective here?
Thanks in advance.
I stuttered, red-faced, sweating.
In this sentence, I have a main clause 'I stuttered, followed by two adjectives.
1)Do you think this is grammatical with adjectives or do they have to be verbs: I stuttered, went red-faced, and was sweating?
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I went red-faced, stuttered, and began to sweat
2)Could you say stuttered is either a verb or an adjective here?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
1) The sentence is grammatical. Typically, you would say "I stuttered, red-faced and sweating". The omission of "and" gives it a more literary feel, as if the author is consciously crafting a style.
- 1) The sentence is grammatical.
- Typically, you would say "I stuttered, red-faced and sweating".
- The omission of "and" gives it a more literary feel, as if the author is consciously crafting a style.
- 2) "Stuttered" is a verb.
- For "stuttered" to be an adjective (in any context) it would have to correspond to the use of a transitive verb ("something stuttered me"), which isn't possible in any sense of "stutter" that I'm familiar with.
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1) The sentence is grammatical. Typically, you would say "I stuttered, red-faced and sweating". The omission of "and" gives it a more literary feel, as if the author is consciously crafting a style.
2) "Stuttered" is a verb. For "stuttered" to be an adjective (in any context) it would have to correspond to the use of a transitive verb ("something stuttered me"), which isn't possible in a
2) "Stuttered" is a verb. For "stuttered" to be an adjective (in any context) it would have to correspond to the use of a transitive verb ("something stuttered me"), which isn't possible in a
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<<I stuttered, went red-faced, and was sweating?>>
This is my train of thoughts and I'd approach it this way. stuttered, red-faced and sweating are mental and emontioanl states of mind. I feel this sentece can be alternatively expressed as follows to depict one's feelings in differ
This is my train of thoughts and I'd approach it this way. stuttered, red-faced and sweating are mental and emontioanl states of mind. I feel this sentece can be alternatively expressed as follows to depict one's feelings in differ
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Thanks, Goodman.
The alternatives are definitely better.
I suppose here is another alternative:
I was sweating, feeling red faced, (and) stuttering.
The alternatives are definitely better.
I suppose here is another alternative:
I was sweating, feeling red faced, (and) stuttering.
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Thanks, Mr Wordy! Your first answer was great, but could you explain #2 again, please.
Stuttered" is a verb. For "stuttered" to be an adjective (in any context) it would have to correspond to the use of a transitive verb ("something stuttered me"), which isn't possible in any sense of "stutter" that I'm familiar with.
Could you explain this further, please? I would have thought
Stuttered" is a verb. For "stuttered" to be an adjective (in any context) it would have to correspond to the use of a transitive verb ("something stuttered me"), which isn't possible in any sense of "stutter" that I'm familiar with.
Could you explain this further, please? I would have thought
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