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Jooney Posted 14 years ago
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Hi.
Latest on Demi Moore. Hospitalized for what her spokesperson says is "exhaustion", family and her friends rushing to her side.
How do you break down the underlined part?
She was hospitalized for some cause. The cause that her spokesperson says is exhaustion.
Is this the correct way to do it?
I'd appreciate your help.
Latest on Demi Moore. Hospitalized for what her spokesperson says is "exhaustion", family and her friends rushing to her side.
How do you break down the underlined part?
She was hospitalized for some cause. The cause that her spokesperson says is exhaustion.
Is this the correct way to do it?
I'd appreciate your help.
Top answer
As written, the red underlined is an adverbial phrase which is adjectival in nature. "Hospitalized"is a part participle behaving like an adjective. It has the passive connotation in meaning but not in structure.
- As written, the red underlined is an adverbial phrase which is adjectival in nature.
- "Hospitalized"is a part participle behaving like an adjective.
- It has the passive connotation in meaning but not in structure.
- This is not exactly literal English but it is often heard and seen on news.
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As written, the red underlined is an adverbial phrase which is adjectival in nature. "Hospitalized"is a part participle behaving like an
adjective. It has the passive connotation in meaning but not in structure. This is not exactly literal English but it is often heard and seen on news.
adjective. It has the passive connotation in meaning but not in structure. This is not exactly literal English but it is often heard and seen on news.
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