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There is no consensus on how to handle numerals. They are like determiners and like nouns. Some grammarians just use "numeral" as another part of speech, like "noun" or "verb".I offer this analysis, but there are surely others.fifty is a noun acting as a...

Hi, Anon, I should probably keep out of this. I don't think they used the expression "complement" when I was in school. The type of action the verb describes often limits its function. ...

5 Miss Kitty subject + was rude predicate + at the table adverbial +one day. adverbial 10 The earth subject+ revolves round predicate+ the sun. object 12 The sea subject + had predicate +many thousand sands.? objectSentence Structure = Subject Verb Adverbial --This sentence is gramamtically...

Hi, in these two expressions, there is no verb in either phrase to express a predicate. so, does the error lie in an incorrect formation of a sentence <<< YES or an incorrect use of a punctuation? thank you.the lad from belfast; the one and only george best.the legend of christmas;...

in these two expressions, there is no verb in either phrase to express a predicate. so, does the error lie in an incorrect formation of a sentence or an incorrect use of a punctuation? thank you.the lad from belfast; the one and only george best.the legend of christmas; the one and only santa...

Hello StephanLaiAs RVW said, you had better understand that the "be prepared to" is an adjectival predicate to mean "have already prepared to". English still retains a few relics of the old perfective construct of the form <be V-ed> where V is an intransitive verb. This construct was...

Pemmican wrote:Wow, this was an interesting post, "english-test"! But let me make a few additions to your thoughts: >>When discussing cultural differences between nations I think we should always bear in mind a number of things: - people have much more in common than sets them apart...

Hello TeoThe problem you are raising is tough to discuss. The constructions <S V C> and <S V O C> where C is an adjective depicting the subject's state are called "subject-related depictive construct" or "subject-related secondary predicate". The last term indicates that the sentences...

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The so-called object pronouns are actually acceptable in the "predicate nominative" position according to many modern grammarians. Some say that it has been only the tendency of English grammarians throughout the centuries to create rules for English in imitation Latin grammar that has led...