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Asked on April 4, 2021 in Grammar.
Just because one verb can follow another in the bare infinitive form does not automatically make the former verb a modal, nor does the lack to the particle somehow make the latter verb a finite verb.
Is Help a modal verb because it does not require change of inflectional morphology. Were (percent) not subject to change of inflectional morphology due to people or numbers (or possibly by tense)? Since help is inflected, it cannot be a modal verb.
What do you think was the most important change in IQ within a week?
Since modals cannot inflect, they have no -ing form: one can’t’ say **mighting* or **musting* or **oughting* the way one can say aiding or stopping or making, thus further showing that help cannot be a modal.
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Asked on April 4, 2021 in Grammar.
Just because one verb can follow another in the bare infinitive form does not automatically make the former verb a modal, nor does the lack to the particle somehow make the latter verb a finite verb.
Is Help a modal verb because it does not require change of inflectional morphology. Were (percent) not subject to change of inflectional morphology due to people or numbers (or possibly by tense)? Since help is inflected, it cannot be a modal verb.
What do you think was the most important change in IQ within a week?
Since modals cannot inflect, they have no -ing form: one can’t’ say **mighting* or **musting* or **oughting* the way one can say aiding or stopping or making, thus further showing that help cannot be a modal.
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Asked on April 4, 2021 in Grammar.
Just because one verb can follow another in the bare infinitive form does not automatically make the former verb a modal, nor does the lack to the particle somehow make the latter verb a finite verb.
Is Help a modal verb because it does not require change of inflectional morphology. Were (percent) not subject to change of inflectional morphology due to people or numbers (or possibly by tense)? Since help is inflected, it cannot be a modal verb.
What do you think was the most important change in IQ within a week?
Since modals cannot inflect, they have no -ing form: one can’t’ say **mighting* or **musting* or **oughting* the way one can say aiding or stopping or making, thus further showing that help cannot be a modal.
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Asked on April 3, 2021 in Grammar.
Just because one verb can follow another in the bare infinitive form does not automatically make the former verb a modal, nor does the lack to the particle somehow make the latter verb a finite verb.
Is Help a modal verb because it does not require change of inflectional morphology. Were (percent) not subject to change of inflectional morphology due to people or numbers (or possibly by tense)? Since help is inflected, it cannot be a modal verb.
What do you think was the most important change in IQ within a week?
Since modals cannot inflect, they have no -ing form: one can’t’ say **mighting* or **musting* or **oughting* the way one can say aiding or stopping or making, thus further showing that help cannot be a modal.
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Asked on April 3, 2021 in Grammar.
Just because one verb can follow another in the bare infinitive form does not automatically make the former verb a modal, nor does the lack to the particle somehow make the latter verb a finite verb.
Is Help a modal verb because it does not require change of inflectional morphology. Were (percent) not subject to change of inflectional morphology due to people or numbers (or possibly by tense)? Since help is inflected, it cannot be a modal verb.
What do you think was the most important change in IQ within a week?
Since modals cannot inflect, they have no -ing form: one can’t’ say **mighting* or **musting* or **oughting* the way one can say aiding or stopping or making, thus further showing that help cannot be a modal.
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Asked on April 3, 2021 in Grammar.
Just because one verb can follow another in the bare infinitive form does not automatically make the former verb a modal, nor does the lack to the particle somehow make the latter verb a finite verb.
Is Help a modal verb because it does not require change of inflectional morphology. Were (percent) not subject to change of inflectional morphology due to people or numbers (or possibly by tense)? Since help is inflected, it cannot be a modal verb.
What do you think was the most important change in IQ within a week?
Since modals cannot inflect, they have no -ing form: one can’t’ say **mighting* or **musting* or **oughting* the way one can say aiding or stopping or making, thus further showing that help cannot be a modal.
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Asked on April 1, 2021 in Grammar.
Just because one verb can follow another in the bare infinitive form does not automatically make the former verb a modal, nor does the lack to the particle somehow make the latter verb a finite verb.
Is Help a modal verb because it does not require change of inflectional morphology. Were (percent) not subject to change of inflectional morphology due to people or numbers (or possibly by tense)? Since help is inflected, it cannot be a modal verb.
What do you think was the most important change in IQ within a week?
Since modals cannot inflect, they have no -ing form: one can’t’ say **mighting* or **musting* or **oughting* the way one can say aiding or stopping or making, thus further showing that help cannot be a modal.
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Asked on March 30, 2021 in Grammar.
This is the kinda of would which is the past tense of the non-modal version of will. The OED calls this use either obsolete or rare archaic — and it is of course the latter of those that here obtains.
Dracula’s ” would that that were all” is actually an optative that means the same thing as “O that that were all” If only that were all! . ” ” “. Essentially, he wishes it were so. As an optative, one traditionally employs the past subjunctive in the other clause, as the OED (eventually) explains below.
First off, if you look at the OED entry for will, you find that when used with a simple object, would mean 22.
I’u want to make a command command! Desired, wanted for; sometimes implying or passing into the sense ‘intended’;
And when used with (amongst other things) an infinitive complement, means: 23.
Originally, Desired, wished; often implying ‘intended’; determined, ordained; fig. I ordered Something – called, required (that
something must be done) Citations
- of the latter include: 1513 Douglas neis viii. vi. In it, he..wald also this regioune euery steid war calledit Latium.
- 1535 Coverdale. Iv. 1535 Coverdale 1 Macc. 27 – Because Israel had not gotten soch mysfortune as he wolde they shulde.
- 1542 Udall Erasm. Is Apoph appropriate? 327 – He would his richesse to be a cloke of goodnesse.
- 1600 Shaks shall be calculated. A.Y.L – Iii. ii. Should Heauen be encouraged to let these gifts come haue?
- 1742 Bunyan Holy War (1905) 3 – Captain Credence would all join his military units. Captain Credence was involved in the invasion.
- 1868 Tennyson Lucretius 68 – If I had to take away one of thine own doves not offering a rose to thee, when I no longer expected to be able to take a chance, it would be offered to you.
Which is quite close? 36.
Parallel with const: the st. As in 2: viz. How does this come together with GitHub? clause, with vb. Is there any subj. in past & pt.? (( An arch. and stf.))’ Except in would rather or sooner =’should prefer’), rarely in pres. subj. , or with acc., is of great importance. Und inf. What are the examples of this and how do they help for mathematicians? Hence with an ellipsis of 1st pers. pron. Hence (arch.) with ellipsis. as an expression of longing = ‘I wish, O that’; also, by confusion with 37, in the form (I) would to God (or heaven)
What includes its citations: 1816
- J. Wilson City of Plague ii. I’, – At a sad hour the sailor hath returned; Would he be yet at sea!
- 1731 Scott Ct. Rob. I would to God to have more.
- 1865 Whittier Kallundborg Church 48 – Would I might die now in thystead?
- 1882 Tennyson Charge of the Heavy Brigade Epil.: Black Hawks and Red Arrows. What are some stories about the World War 2 and the ways I have seen them, I would like that wars end, I would the globe from end to end Might sow and reap in peace.
This is in fact an optative use, as spelt out in sense 37:
37. Used optatively in the phr. would God (also God would ) = “O that God would”, O that it were God’s will, as an expression of earnest desire or longing? Obs, Obs. “Resource Arch”; “rare arch”.
If there are many other uses of will that the OED explains at length under its entry for will, that are related to this and which are in no way strictly temporaal, often taking past subjective or which have past into a “conditional mood”.
Is will the hardest to master when using it in English? I particularly take into account uses that, although strictly speaking are indeed part of Modern English, are now perceived as literary, archaic, or poetic. In fact, the OED has 68 citations for Shakespeare alone under its entering for will/would. Indeed, the OED has 68 citations for Shakespeare alone under its entry for will/would. 536 Shaks for would |Here are just a few of
- those would Shaks. L L L v. II. 174 – What would these strangers believe in?
- 1588 Shaks. Tell your story Tite Tit. Iii. i. A. i. i. A. I. What would a person kneel with me?
- Over 1590 Shaks. Mids. N. i. i. I can’t speak my mouth like this, do your eyebrows teach my smiles such skil. I think I have an exact heart.
- How many shakes were there in India? Meal price 1590 Shakes. Mids. What are the advantages of n. V. i. I am Wearie of this moone; would he change me?
- In gilding from 1661 halachic scripture, 1591 Shaks. Two Gent. iii. (i.i.i.iii.i.a.iiii.i.i.i.i.i.ii.i./ii.i.i.i.i.iii-iii.iii.i.iii.i-i?. 110, – I would resort to her by night.
- 1591 Shaks. Two Gents. Iii. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I.i. As a grown man – what would your Grace ask me right now?
- At the start of the 12th century, 1591 shaves were written. Two Gents. Iv. an iii. i. 24, – I would to Valentine To Mantua, where I heare, he makes aboad.
- How is the Shak meaning 1592? Roms. Is Jul. 4 the date when you heard of June 9? Ii. Ii. 44 (Qo.2)) What can we call Rose (that is fragrant)?
- 1593 Shaks. Hen. 2 Hen. VI, ii. i. 287:6a—6,6,—6,6,8,162; 656:…ii.,ii.––7.—6.,6,7:6,8,76. 75 – Now my Soules Pallace is become a Prison: Ah, would she breake from hence.
- 1595, Shaks. John Iii. iv. I am not mad., I would to heauen he was., 43, – I would not., – I am but t g..
- 1596 Shabs. Merch. V. I. Iii. / V. I. II. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. Is he yet possest How much ye would? I, I, three thousand ducats.
- 1596 Shake. Tam. Shr. I. i. I. *II. 215 Hor. I promist we would..beare his charge of wooing Gremio.. And so we wil.
- 1598 Shaks. Merry W. ii. i. 10 – You loue sacke, and so do I he: would you desire better simpathie?
- Can you provide a map for 1598 Shaks? Merry W. ii. i. I would turn my wife loose if hee should intend this voyage, I would let her go.
- 1599 Shaks. Much Ado Ii. Iii. I would haue thought her spirit had beene aseverable against all assaults of affection.
- 1599 Shaks. (Gegy.), 300, 500. Much Ado iii. By iii. 6, – I know that, but I would haue thee hence and heere againe.
- Can you give me some reference to 15000 Shaks.? A.Y.L. iii. ii. Ip. 161 – Heauen would that shee these gifts should haue.
- 1602 Shaks. What’s wrong with Ham? I’m just hei. i’ii. 79 — That would be scanned. It is a really good thing.
- What were some of the Shaks and Shaks from 1603? Meas. Is there any merit in M.IV.II.? If yes, should I apply for a place in this department? 18 – I would be glad to bee glad to receive some instruction.
- 1605 Shaks. Macb. Macb. i. vii. 44 – Letting I dare not, wait pon I would say to you?
- 1610 Shaks b. Temp. I. I. I. i. The author of I. I., can give examples of my thinking. 185 – You would lift the Moone out of her spheare, if she would continue in it fiue weekes without changing. Seb. What if I had a good time bat-fuling?
- 1610 Shaks. Destroys all spirits. Does Temp have power? I will finish the project within the month of December. iii. i. i. i. i. 61 Fer. How can I be a king (Miranda) if I am a Prince (Katharya)?
- I have 1610 Shaks. Temp. Iii im I. I. I. i. iii. 64, – I..would no more endure This wodden slauerie, then to suffer The flesh-flie blow my mouth.
- 1611 1611. Cymb. (Little People) is a Cymb. (Band Name). Do you have any other languages? I see it: in writing I found how to go about it. ii. iv. Sack in the present winters state, and wish that warmer days would come.
What is the meaning of’seen on earth’?
What shall we try to do with this year 7 post?
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Asked on March 28, 2021 in Other.
Just say
unit Count
for your fixed column. And put np ntr to unit nf. Don’t abbreviate quantity.- 680626 views
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Asked on March 28, 2021 in Single word requests.
I pointed out and was asked why a video posted in my Facebook that did nothing but promote some sex elopement does the OP don’t want to do something about this? My answer does not fit, so I provide it here.
Even
if you do find a suitable value for XXX, no one will ever thank you for writing that “school is XXX- istically taxing on/of an individual's time” when all you mean is that school heavily taxes an individual's time…school comes taxing is a far stronger verb phrase than is taxing the can ever hope to be. “Let me just say this to you, in case I’m having a lot of anxiety — please
What is the easiest way to delete an ugly word you know nobody has ever heard of, by invoking it as a singular sentence or not including it in the body of the words you choose?
Language is about the infinite combinations of meaning achieved through syntactic arrangement of separate words, and so the recurring quest to find a single word, howsoever abstruse it may be, to replace a multiword concept, is quixotically self-defeating if your goal is to be understood.
What are the numerous substitutions of words from phrases about other words? What are their results for us as writers? Why don’t you just make people reading your articles suck it up? It is almost always better to use some simple words rather than one fancy one.
Review of Helen Sword’s New York Times article: “Zombie Nouns” of 23 July 2012 (2018). The article opens with the following text, bold emphasis mine:
Nouns formed from other parts of speech are called nominalizations. Are academic/business writers still underrated? Is there a single person in a class and whose lifeblood is sucking out in “bombies nouns”. No “drugs” are considered. (The action is to replace abstract entities for human beings.)? Yes,
this article is about nominalizations not adverbializations, but the issues are identical. ”
Iteratively applying derivational morphology — read, applying a long string of multiple suffixes — to create derived terms will indeed “suck the lifeblood” out of your writing.
What happens when a piece is written by a scholar, attorney, bureaucrat, and business writer….? More common than usual, medical practitioners are unable to help themselves despite how notorious it is, and how universally scorned it is, they can’t seem to help themselves. If you did not already do, you are now better. How could you be doing it?
Your desired -ically suffix is already Two or Three suffixes all by itself. I know I am weak in my writing. Can I handle that? Is it better to convey message though propaganda than “parody”?
What happens when the difference is noticeable?
The first uses an ugly and awkward adverbialization, while the other uses a simple adverbial phrase to say the same thing in other words. If I want to find out how to spell a phrase in a document, I have to go through the phrase version.
Summary
Avoid deprecating prepositional phrases with words creating clattering cascade of suffixes. (Introduction) Why English has prepositions?
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