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Deaki Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Would you tell me the grammaticality of the sentence?

Hi, the following sentence is from the text book that I teach, but i doubt the grammaticality of the sentece and want to make it sure.

' Pest-control operators often have to inspect crawl spaces full of nails and spiedr's web.'

I think the sentence should have 'and' between 'inspect' and 'crawl' since both words are verb here.
Would you tell me your opinion on it?

Thanks in advance.^^
  

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"Crawl space" is a fixed expression, referring to spaces underneath residences, and attic areas, and access areas in larger buildings, where the service personnel may not stand erect, but must crawl on hands and knees. In this case, "crawl" serves as an adjective rather than a verb. ) - A.

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  • "Crawl space" is a fixed expression, referring to spaces underneath residences, and attic areas, and access areas in larger buildings, where the service personnel may not stand erect, but must crawl on hands and knees.
  • In this case, "crawl" serves as an adjective rather than a verb.
  • ) - A.
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"Crawl space" is a fixed expression, referring to spaces underneath residences, and attic areas, and access areas in larger buildings, where the service personnel may not stand erect, but must crawl on hands and knees.

In this case, "crawl" serves as an adjective rather than a verb. (what kind of a space?)

- A.

Edit. Perhaps "compound noun" is a better term than "f
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My Mom's old house had a crawl space. In this case, "crawl" is not a verb, but an adjective. A crawl space is a storage area under the living area in a house. It is only 4 feet (1.5 meters) high, so you cannot walk into it, you have to crawl on hands and knees.
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I would have taught wrongly without your help.
Thank you, all!
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