Using a verb ergatively
Hi,
Does the sentence below, if we put light to the verb mutate, have any grammar problem, please?
John will mutate from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated man easily.
I suppose, it's OK.
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KhoshtipMan Hi, Does the sentence below, if we put light to the verb mutate , have any grammar problem, please? John will mutate from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated man easily. I suppose, it's OK.
- KhoshtipMan Hi, Does the sentence below, if we put light to the verb mutate , have any grammar problem, please?
- John will mutate from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated man easily.
- I suppose, it's OK.
- I can't see any grammatical problem with the usage of the verb "mutate" in your sentence.
- Where I'm a bit baffled is the adverb "ergatively" used in the post entry.
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KhoshtipManHi,
Does the sentence below, if we put light to the verb mutate, have any grammar problem, please?
John will mutate from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated man easily.
I suppose, it's OK.
I can't see any grammatical problem with the usage of the verb "mutate" in your sentence.
Where I'm a bi
0KhoshtipManDoes the sentence below, if we put light to the verb mutate, have any grammar problem, please? John will mutate from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated man easily.
I suppose, it's OK.
The term 'ergative' isn't used much as it does no work. I don't see why you used it in the title of your question.
We would m
0John will mutate from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated man easily.
The word 'mutate' suggests an unnatural process, one that is an aberration. I don't think this is the meaning that you intend.
Clive
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