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Antecedents of indefinite pronouns
Consider the sentence, "Most of the apples are fresh." Is it incorrect to say that apples is the antecedent of the indefinite pronoun most?
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Longer than a word — smaller than a sentence
What would you call a linguistic construct that is just big enough to convey a meaning within a context, longer than a word but not having the length and proper form of a complete sentence? Like, for ...
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How much not better than average is enough?
This is adapted from a silly conversation I had about a baseball player. It set me wondering how to describe this sort of wordplay linguistically.
HIM: Do we leave Jay in center?
HER: He's ...
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What type of clause is this?
Can anyone say what type of clause this is — noun, adjective or adverbial?
I am glad that you have passed the test.
Some people say that it is a noun clause. But I am not sure.
What is the ...
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Distinguish “naming” and “telling” part of simple sentence with compound predicate
Dad caught fish and cooked them for supper.
This is a question from a test that my son missed; he is in the second grade.
The instructions for the test are as follows:
Put one line under the ...
