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En: functions as postmodifier of quantifying expressions. Which two types of phrases? What does it represent? give an example. |
Noun phrases and adverbial phrases. Represents prepositional phrases describing either the noun or verb. Il a un grand nombre de choses--- il en a un grand nombre. Il mange pas mal de chocolat. Il en mange pas mal.
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En: Functions as a prepositional object, give an example. What does it represent? |
Il parle de la situation--- il en parle. Represents prepositional phrase as prep object. |
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En: represents humans/non-humans? |
Represents non specific groups of humans, specific humans in colloquial register and non-human objects. |
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En: As well as representing prepositional phrases functioning as postmodifiers of quantifying expressions, what else does it represent the post postmodifiers of? give an example. |
represents prepositional phrases functioning as postmodifiers of adjectival phrases. Il est fier d'avoir gagne? oui, il en est fier. |
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En: when is it not possible to represent a prepositional phrase with 'en'? |
When there is a prepositional phrase within a prepositional phrase. |
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En: which types of genitives can it not represent? |
subjective (use possessive article), specific humans (use possessive article) |
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En: represents prepositional phrases functioning as what types of genitive postmodifiers? give examples. What type of phrases do they postmodify? |
represents partitive, possessive & objective genitives. Noun phrases. |
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En: when can it not represent a partitive/ possessive/objective genitives? (usually it can represent them) |
if the referent is the same as the subject of the main clause |
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En: when not representing a prepositional phrase, it can represent an i......... n... p..... |
indefinite noun phrase |
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En: when representing an indefinite noun phrase, which bits of the phrase does it represent? |
The head noun, not the numeral article, can represent modifiers |
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En: can represent a prepositional phrase functioning as a: l........ o..... or an a........ |
Locative object or an adverbial |
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En: when representing an adverbial or locative object, what does it denote? give an example of each possibility. |
subject of passive (il a été entouré de lions), place (il en est sorti) or cause (il en étouffait). |
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En: give examples of frozen expressions |
où étions-nous?, je ne dis rien, mais je n'en pense pas, en vouloir à, ne pas en croire ses yeux |
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Y: represents |
prepositional phrases, mostly à, but also others such as dans, sous, sur |
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Y: can function as p............ o....., l....... o....., l....... a........, p............ of a......... p...... |
prepositional object, locative object, locative adverbial, postmodifier of adjectival phrase |
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Y:postmodifier of adjectival phrase, give an example. |
il est sensible au froid. il en est sensible |
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Y: frozen expressions, give examples. |
il y a, ne plus y tenir, s'y prendre, |
