Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Answer these questions please
1. I think a grammar guide noted that the structures of "noun + present or past participle" and "adjective + present or past participle" need to be hyphenated. Good, but sometimes I have difficulty distinguishing whether a word is a past participle like the one below:
ZZZ related materials
Here, let's pretend ZZZ is an acronym. Please show me how you would punctuate the above phrase.
2. When you are using the phrases "is supposed to" and "was supposed to," is it always the case the word "supposed" supposed to be in the past tense form? Can they never be like these? "was suppose to" "is suppose to"?
3. Can I add the determiner "the" in these cases? If I can, how are they different?
... wish you most enjoyable Christmas.
--- wish you the most enjoyable Christmas.
... wish you most gratifying holiday season.
... wish you the most gratifying holiday season.
4. Is this sentence correct with the underlined part? Why couldn't it be, "kinds of"?
Were these the kind of schools that do function well with other institutions?
Sorry to ask so many questions in a post.
ZZZ related materials
Here, let's pretend ZZZ is an acronym. Please show me how you would punctuate the above phrase.
2. When you are using the phrases "is supposed to" and "was supposed to," is it always the case the word "supposed" supposed to be in the past tense form? Can they never be like these? "was suppose to" "is suppose to"?
3. Can I add the determiner "the" in these cases? If I can, how are they different?
... wish you most enjoyable Christmas.
--- wish you the most enjoyable Christmas.
... wish you most gratifying holiday season.
... wish you the most gratifying holiday season.
4. Is this sentence correct with the underlined part? Why couldn't it be, "kinds of"?
Were these the kind of schools that do function well with other institutions?
Sorry to ask so many questions in a post.
Top answer
An acronym is considered a noun, so according to the rules you cite, ZZZ-related should be the form. __________ Always suppose d to . Never suppose to .
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An acronym is considered a noun, so according to the rules you cite, ZZZ-related should be the form.
__________
Always supposed to. Never suppose to. It's not really a past tense form. It's a past participle used as an adjective, just like tired in He is tired.
The true past of suppose is seen in this sentence:
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Always supposed to. Never suppose to. It's not really a past tense form. It's a past participle used as an adjective, just like tired in He is tired.
The true past of suppose is seen in this sentence:
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In the last sentence, I think kind works.
Were these the kind of schools that do function well with other institutions?I think an initial occurance of schools is understood:
Were these [schools] the kind of schools that do function well with other institutions?
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