Sabyakgp Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Verbless Clause
0 Hello Teachers, 02 br
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00 I would like to know what is a verbless clause and how we can form a verbless clause in english. 02 br
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00 Here is a sentence, which I suppose could an example of verbless clause. 02 br
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00 Though my influence was quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them. 02 br
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00 Now, if transform this to a verbless clause: 02 br
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00 Though my influence quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them. (Verb could be recovered). 02 br
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00 Though quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them.(Verb can be recovered, but i don't think that the subject could be recovered, so this form may be wrong). 02 br
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00 Though quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't use my influence to extract the best out of them (I suppose I can recover both the subject and verb) 02 br
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00 Is my 00 inference correct? 02 br
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00 Please help me. 02 br
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00 Thanks 02 br
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00 Sabya 0-
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00 I would like to know what is a verbless clause and how we can form a verbless clause in english. 02 br
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00 Here is a sentence, which I suppose could an example of verbless clause. 02 br
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00 Though my influence was quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them. 02 br
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00 Now, if transform this to a verbless clause: 02 br
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00 Though my influence quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them. (Verb could be recovered). 02 br
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00 or 02 br
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00 Though quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them.(Verb can be recovered, but i don't think that the subject could be recovered, so this form may be wrong). 02 br
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00 or 02 br
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00 Though quite widespread among my managers, I couldn't use my influence to extract the best out of them (I suppose I can recover both the subject and verb) 02 br
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00 Is my 00 inference correct? 02 br
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00 Please help me. 02 br
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00 Thanks 02 br
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00 Sabya 0-
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0 How about: 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 Despite my quite widespread influence 02 b 02 font 00 among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them. 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 Despite my quite widespread influence 02 b 02 font 00 among my managers, I couldn't extract the best out of them. 02 br
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0 Thanks for the reply. But this doesn't seem to be the answer of my question. Could anyone please explain Verbless clause and how we can form a verbless clause in English? 02 br
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0 Hi Sabya, 02 br
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00 Why do you think there is such a thing as a verbless clause? Did you read about it somewhere? 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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00 Why do you think there is such a thing as a verbless clause? Did you read about it somewhere? 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 In certain systems of analysis (transformational grammar) there is a type of clause called a Small Clause, which lacks a verb. I've underlined examples below. 02 br
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00 I consider 01 u 00 John extremely intelligent 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 Could you let 01 u 00 the cat into the house 02 u 00 ? 02 br
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00 I consider 01 u 00 John extremely intelligent 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 Could you let 01 u 00 the cat into the house 02 u 00 ? 02 br
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0 01 font 01 b 00 In my training during the Middle Ages, a clause, by definition, has a verb. Otherwise, the structure is a phrase. 02 b 02 font 00 0-
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01 font 11 b 10 during the Middle Ages 12 b 12 font 12 blockquote10 Ah! Well, that's it then. Radford wrote 01 i 00 Transformational Grammar 02 i 00 in the twentieth century (1988)! 05 0 02 br
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 Perhaps Philip is referring to 01 i 00 his 02 i 00 Middle Ages rather than 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 Middle Ages? 05 0 02 br
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00 Perhaps Philip is referring to 01 i 00 his 02 i 00 Middle Ages rather than 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 Middle Ages? 05 0 02 br
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0 Well then, I must be in the wrong company (just kidding). 05 0 02 br
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00 Personally, I really feel that among what we have discussed here, what is correct becomes somewhat personal. If we relate to the traditional grammar and terminology as we were taught, some of what is discussed here is not really acceptable. I have little clue as to what transformational grammar is and
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00 Personally, I really feel that among what we have discussed here, what is correct becomes somewhat personal. If we relate to the traditional grammar and terminology as we were taught, some of what is discussed here is not really acceptable. I have little clue as to what transformational grammar is and
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01 cite 10 Philip 12 cite 11 font 11 b 10 In my training during the Middle Ages, a clause, by definition, has a verb. Otherwise, the structure is a phrase. 12 b 12 font 12 blockquote10 Hi Philip 02 br
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00 It was the same in my training in medieval times. 05 0 0
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