Type of usage/mood
jail house rock peaks. (the record jail house rock peaks)
titantic sinks (the ship the titanic)
Carter for president
film flops
Family flowers only please.
What do we call the mood for this usage where the context information is implied. Are they short sentences as they stand?
We commonly know 'ship' and 'record' so they omit ect.
single-word-requests grammar verbs
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jail house rock peaks. (the record jail house rock peaks)
titantic sinks (the ship the titanic)
Carter for president
film flops
Family flowers only please.
What do we call the mood for this usage where the context information is implied. Are they short sentences as they stand?
We commonly know 'ship' and 'record' so they omit ect.
single-word-requests grammar verbs
asked Dec 18 at 21:43
bluebell1
536
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jail house rock peaks. (the record jail house rock peaks)
titantic sinks (the ship the titanic)
Carter for president
film flops
Family flowers only please.
What do we call the mood for this usage where the context information is implied. Are they short sentences as they stand?
We commonly know 'ship' and 'record' so they omit ect.
single-word-requests grammar verbs
asked Dec 18 at 21:43
bluebell1
536
jail house rock peaks. (the record jail house rock peaks)
titantic sinks (the ship the titanic)
Carter for president
film flops
Family flowers only please.
What do we call the mood for this usage where the context information is implied. Are they short sentences as they stand?
We commonly know 'ship' and 'record' so they omit ect.
single-word-requests grammar verbs
single-word-requests grammar verbs
asked Dec 18 at 21:43
bluebell1
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asked Dec 18 at 21:43
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These read like newspaper headlines.
Titanic Sinks
Tottenham Wins Title
Sacco and Vanzetti Guilty
I would say, no, they do not stand as functional sentences. They may grammatically be a sentence (subject: check; verb: check; predicate: check; etc) but they don't really work as functional sentences for me. Headlines.
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These read like newspaper headlines.
Titanic Sinks
Tottenham Wins Title
Sacco and Vanzetti Guilty
I would say, no, they do not stand as functional sentences. They may grammatically be a sentence (subject: check; verb: check; predicate: check; etc) but they don't really work as functional sentences for me. Headlines.
answered Dec 18 at 21:55
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These read like newspaper headlines.
Titanic Sinks
Tottenham Wins Title
Sacco and Vanzetti Guilty
I would say, no, they do not stand as functional sentences. They may grammatically be a sentence (subject: check; verb: check; predicate: check; etc) but they don't really work as functional sentences for me. Headlines.
answered Dec 18 at 21:55
mikeY
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These read like newspaper headlines.
Titanic Sinks
Tottenham Wins Title
Sacco and Vanzetti Guilty
I would say, no, they do not stand as functional sentences. They may grammatically be a sentence (subject: check; verb: check; predicate: check; etc) but they don't really work as functional sentences for me. Headlines.
answered Dec 18 at 21:55
mikeY
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These read like newspaper headlines.
Titanic Sinks
Tottenham Wins Title
Sacco and Vanzetti Guilty
I would say, no, they do not stand as functional sentences. They may grammatically be a sentence (subject: check; verb: check; predicate: check; etc) but they don't really work as functional sentences for me. Headlines.
answered Dec 18 at 21:55
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answered Dec 18 at 21:55
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