Questions tagged [syntactic-analysis]
Parsing or syntactic analysis is the process of analysing a string of symbols, conforming to the rules of a formal grammar.
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Is an adjective justified in the place of the subject in a sentence? [migrated]
I am an ESL Chinese student in China. And I wonder whether it is standard to put an adjective in the place of the subject. Subject is always noun phrases including infinitives, gerunds and noun ...
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How to parse and punctuate the saying: "United we stand, divided we fall."
Personally, I think the phrase should be punctuated like this:
"United, we stand; divided, we fall."
The thing is, I could envision "United we stand" without a comma perhaps ...
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This is relating to a number of posts from a few years ago that I have just stumbled upon [closed]
There seems to be some confusion around the word 'food' and its plural form. The word 'food' is one of those nouns that is singular as well as plural, so you don't put an s on the end to make it ...
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I’m confused by how the term “syntactic marker” is used in CGEL
I am confused about the term syntactic marker as
used in The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (CGEL),
by Huddleston and Pullum.
They say that to, for, that, but, and, nor, either,
neither etc....
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Is it correct to use "as quickly as he never had....."?
So I was reading something someone had written and I came across:
He < does something> as quickly as he never had in < time period>
It just seemed a bit odd to me and I didn't encounter ...
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Types of English where "try [bare infinitive]" is common? (e.g. I'll try work on it) [closed]
I've found myself using try with verbs in their bare infinitive (without 'to'). Are there are dialects/types of English where this syntax is common or standard?
Examples
I'll try work on it.
He said ...
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what does a prepositional phrase that follows a that clause modify? [migrated]
Consider the following sentence:
As secretary, you are to set a meeting agenda that includes discussions in concert with the boss.
What word does the prepositional phrase "in concert with the ...
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Run or ran correct? [duplicate]
Ewes are pasture ran all year on grass.
Or
Ewes are pasture run all year on grass.
Which is correct American English?
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"This" and "That" situation [closed]
I want to make a album named "This Doesn't Mean Anything" but I don't know if I should use "That" or "This", it's this correct?
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A question about syntactic function of the clause
Given:
He told me the secret how he had done well in the exam.
In this sentence, the ditransitive verb tell here has the following core arguments, with each of these noun phrases performing a ...
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"A modifier in clause structure" — Is it possible to understand by this phrase what head the modifier modifies?
Sometimes I come across the phrase "a modifier in clause structure".
Can we draw the unambiguous conclusion from this phrase about what head such a modifier modifies?
If we can, then what ...
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Why does the phrase "as a mapping out of a..." work?
"This deck of cards can be viewed as a mapping out of a spiritual journey, one that parallels the journey of faith and discovery found in Anderson's book."
I am specifically wondering about ...
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Parse Pope's "they humbly take upon content"
From Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism II.305–310:
Others for language all their care express,
And value books, as women men, for dress:
Their praise is still—"the style is excellent":
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In "amount of data, collected ~", which is modified by 'collected~'? amount or data?
The fast-growing, tremendous amount of data, collected and stored in large and numerous data repositories, has far exceeded our human ability for comprehension without powerful tools.
(from Data ...
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"Scarlet with rage, she swept past her employer and stormed up the stairs." — "Scarlet with rage" modifies "she", so adjectives can modify pronouns?
collinsdictionary.com:
(1) Scarlet with rage, she swept past her employer and stormed up the stairs.
I thought adjectives can modify personal pronouns only in short phrases like "poor me" or ...
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