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6 Cards in this Set
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What is the attributive position?
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when an adjective is used to modify a noun, it is placed in the attributive position
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What is the predicative position?
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the adjective is outside the article-noun group
the position of the adjective indicates that it is predicated of (said of) the subject |
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How is the attributive contrasted against the predicate position?
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attributive: adjective is part of the article-noun group
predicate: adjective is outside the article-noun group |
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What's a nominal sentence?
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a sentence expressed through nouns, adjectives and the definite article alone, that is, through parts of speech which are ordinarily employed only for naming, as opposed to predicating
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What do nominal sentences lack?
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a verb, and the verb is pre-eminently the predicating part of speech
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What are nominal sentences best suited to?
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the impersonal and timeless character of maxims or folk-sayings (finders keepers losers weepers)
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