Questions tagged [whiz-deletion]
A phenomenon where the relative pronoun and the verb "to be" are removed from certain relative clauses.
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Comparatives with different sexes: only as postmodifiers. What's wrong with "A happier man than my mom"?
With different sexes, only the post-modifying position is allowed.
Compare:
A happier woman than my mom
A woman happier than my mom
A man happier than my mom
✱A happier man than my mom
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Why do we use "views expressed" instead of "expressed views"? [duplicate]
I saw some sentences with "views expressed".
Could anyone explain why do we use "views expressed" instead of "expressed views"?
Examples:
It is intended to reflect the ...
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Why is using "affecting" in "There will be a huge storm "affecting" our areas during this week" correct? [duplicate]
I'm so confused about why this is correct. Is it because "affecting" is considered a gerund? Or is it because it is in the continuous tense?
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Why is the deletion ungrammatical in "I like the girl [who is] the prettiest in my class" but grammatical in other sentences?
One of my ESL friends is having trouble understanding a question in their English app. I am not good at grammar, so though I can tell them which answer is correct, I cannot explain why. I hope ...
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A service-oriented architecture–developed application vs An application developed with a service-oriented architecture
I know the following kind of transformation can be done to turn passive voice into active voice when there is an actor preceded by the preposition by:
An application developed by Microsoft should be ...
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Why and when are linking verbs omitted? [duplicate]
I see that linking verbs are omitted when one wants to quickly convey information (radio communication, newspapers).
Examples: enemy spotted, game over, Lincoln shot, block broken, 3 left.
Are there ...
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Skipping a relative pronoun
My eyes widen, and I slowly turn toward the elderly gentleman standing at my side.
In this sentence, before "standing", "who" is skipped why?
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Is “Wally the walrus to get ‘floating boat’ to stop him sinking boats” grammatically correct? How should this be used then? [duplicate]
I can't see a verb-part of the sentence here. Is it even a sentence? Some kind of absolute construction? The picture, of course, speaks for itself and the general meaning is clear, but I am still ...
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No relative pronoun [duplicate]
I've just come across these 2 examples of no relative pronoun:
and
They say you cannot leave out relative pronouns in these 2 examples, but I feel like even if the relative pronouns are left out ...
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Use "hang" or "hung", when to use passive voice of "hang"?
In this example, "framed picture hung on wall". "hang" is passive.
However, in "a picture of a dinosaur hanging on the wall ." and "many umbrellas hanging from the ...
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present participle in there be sentences [duplicate]
"There is a man sitting under the tree. "
How to explain the "sitting" grammatically?
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Adjective use after nouns: with and without that-clause [closed]
Let us take a look at these adjectives:
able, similar, capable, ready, etc.
We are free to stick them to the back of any noun thus avoiding using that/who-clause, like in these examples:
Presumably, ...
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Noun + Gerund Structure Differences [closed]
Just need your insights on the sentences that really boggle my mind.
The first sentence below is an excerpt taken from the following article:
The effect of smoking on bone healing
It is difficult to ...
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The usage of "WHO" as a conjunction [closed]
I've just started reading the Booker Prize-winning novel "The Sellout".
I don't know the narrator has omitted " who" here or he is talking about himself when he says "...
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Question about the word order [duplicate]
I know these two sentences are correct:
Europeans consider climate change to be the most serious problem facing the world.
Perhaps the most serious problem facing the environment is global warming.
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