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Can a sentence have no verb except in what would otherwise be its noun phrase?
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Can a sentence have no verb except in what would otherwise be its noun phrase?
e.g.
- The car in the street I walk down.
I'm guessing that "the street I walk down" would be the noun phrase, and it contains a verb (walk). So I wondered whether that's sufficient for a sentence. I'm guessing not.
I think I mean (tortuously)
- I walk down the street the car is in.
What if the elided verb is more obvious?
- The bird in the air I breath.
That seems to be the case here (birds always seem to fly in the air)
- I breath the air the bird flies in.
verbs sentence ellipsis noun-phrases
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Can a sentence have no verb except in what would otherwise be its noun phrase?
e.g.
- The car in the street I walk down.
I'm guessing that "the street I walk down" would be the noun phrase, and it contains a verb (walk). So I wondered whether that's sufficient for a sentence. I'm guessing not.
I think I mean (tortuously)
- I walk down the street the car is in.
What if the elided verb is more obvious?
- The bird in the air I breath.
That seems to be the case here (birds always seem to fly in the air)
- I breath the air the bird flies in.
verbs sentence ellipsis noun-phrases
asked 1 hour ago
user3293056user3293056
677719
hang on i need to edit this
– user3293056
40 mins ago
No. Those aren’t sentences. They are just noun phrases. Try dropping the nonessential elements of the sentence to get to its essence. For example “The big red balloon flying over the church with the steeple just radioed for help” can be reduced to “The balloon radioed” In your “sentence” you get “The bird” and “The car”
– Jim
5 mins ago
add a comment |
Can a sentence have no verb except in what would otherwise be its noun phrase?
e.g.
- The car in the street I walk down.
I'm guessing that "the street I walk down" would be the noun phrase, and it contains a verb (walk). So I wondered whether that's sufficient for a sentence. I'm guessing not.
I think I mean (tortuously)
- I walk down the street the car is in.
What if the elided verb is more obvious?
- The bird in the air I breath.
That seems to be the case here (birds always seem to fly in the air)
- I breath the air the bird flies in.
verbs sentence ellipsis noun-phrases
asked 1 hour ago
user3293056user3293056
677719
Can a sentence have no verb except in what would otherwise be its noun phrase?
e.g.
- The car in the street I walk down.
I'm guessing that "the street I walk down" would be the noun phrase, and it contains a verb (walk). So I wondered whether that's sufficient for a sentence. I'm guessing not.
I think I mean (tortuously)
- I walk down the street the car is in.
What if the elided verb is more obvious?
- The bird in the air I breath.
That seems to be the case here (birds always seem to fly in the air)
- I breath the air the bird flies in.
verbs sentence ellipsis noun-phrases
verbs sentence ellipsis noun-phrases
asked 1 hour ago
user3293056user3293056
677719
asked 1 hour ago
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677719
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asked 1 hour ago
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asked 1 hour ago
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asked 1 hour ago
user3293056user3293056
677719
677719
hang on i need to edit this
– user3293056
40 mins ago
No. Those aren’t sentences. They are just noun phrases. Try dropping the nonessential elements of the sentence to get to its essence. For example “The big red balloon flying over the church with the steeple just radioed for help” can be reduced to “The balloon radioed” In your “sentence” you get “The bird” and “The car”
– Jim
5 mins ago
add a comment |
hang on i need to edit this
– user3293056
40 mins ago
No. Those aren’t sentences. They are just noun phrases. Try dropping the nonessential elements of the sentence to get to its essence. For example “The big red balloon flying over the church with the steeple just radioed for help” can be reduced to “The balloon radioed” In your “sentence” you get “The bird” and “The car”
– Jim
5 mins ago
hang on i need to edit this
– user3293056
40 mins ago
hang on i need to edit this
– user3293056
40 mins ago
No. Those aren’t sentences. They are just noun phrases. Try dropping the nonessential elements of the sentence to get to its essence. For example “The big red balloon flying over the church with the steeple just radioed for help” can be reduced to “The balloon radioed” In your “sentence” you get “The bird” and “The car”
– Jim
5 mins ago
No. Those aren’t sentences. They are just noun phrases. Try dropping the nonessential elements of the sentence to get to its essence. For example “The big red balloon flying over the church with the steeple just radioed for help” can be reduced to “The balloon radioed” In your “sentence” you get “The bird” and “The car”
– Jim
5 mins ago
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– user3293056
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No. Those aren’t sentences. They are just noun phrases. Try dropping the nonessential elements of the sentence to get to its essence. For example “The big red balloon flying over the church with the steeple just radioed for help” can be reduced to “The balloon radioed” In your “sentence” you get “The bird” and “The car”
– Jim
5 mins ago