37 Answered Questions for the topic syntactic analysis
Ambiguity of "We discourage X from doing Y by using Z"?
Given the sentence, > We discourage people from committing crimes by using law enforcement, religion and education. I see two possible interpretations: 1. [We discourage people by using law...
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06/18/19
How to use an independent structure to modify a sentence within a sentence?
>After one year, I quit my job, said goodbye to my friends, went to Beijing to study philosophy, participating in a lot of classes given by professors, but never having been registered as a...
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Can quoted (i.e. citation) text retain its original sentiment?
When phrases are used they can have a certain sentiment. If Alice knocks over a cup of tea, Bob might say "Well done!". If asked what the sentiment of Bob's phrase was, it would be *ironic* or...
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06/17/19
Standard analysis of the phenomenon in which "where" stands for entire prepositional phrases?
Certain intransitive verbs that take prepositional phrases to express location or motion toward will take *where* without a preposition as a corresponding object in relative or interrogative...
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06/17/19
Are “this” and “next” demonstrative determiners?
**Question 1:** In the following, is *this* a **demonstrative determiner**:> I will go to the store this week.**Question 2:** If so, then what class is *next* in the following:> I will go to...
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History of the non-rule that proscribes ending a sentence with a preposition?
Famously, if not accurately, Winston Churchill is supposed to have responding to an editor who had "fixed" a sentence ending with a preposition by writing, "This is the sort of thing up with which...
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Some clause structure about “SOURCE said that CLAUSE”?
Suppose we have the following sentences: >John believes that people are good. >Steve knows that France is in Europe. Now, in these sentences we have some clause (e.g. People are good, France...
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How very dare you!?
The phrase: > *How very dare you!* ... was originally used by English comedian and actor Frankie Howard, but has since found fame in the UK through the Catherine Tate show. 1. In this sentence,...
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Adverbial phrase vs "Adverbial clause"?
Please tell me what the difference is between an *adverbial phrase* and an *adverbial clause*.
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03/15/19
Is "That is so cheap!?" an exclamative?
Is the line > That is so cheap! an exclamative? I've researched exclamatives and found that these usually begin with "what" or "how". However, I know it's definitely not a declarative sentence...
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03/14/19
Grammatically correct sentence where "you're" and "your" can be interchanged?
Most grammar checkers are capable of detecting the the misuse of "your" and "you're"; providing the necessary correction. I'm curious though, is there any sentence that can be constructed where...
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Which construction is more cormmon?
I know my question may seem silly to native speakers, but l am really interested in knowing which construction is more common in everyday speech:
- He is married and has two sons.
- He is...
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