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Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat, the award now recognises all contributions to national life.




I only can find one verb (recognise) here. Is there any verb in "Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat,..."



If not, why is the sentence complete?






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    Where do you think another verb should go? 'Although' introduces a subordinate adverbial clause. It probably should be 'in the armed forces' though.
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    @DC glory: the original has "upon," not "of" (ieltsasia.org/hk/sites/www.ieltsasia.org.hk/files/…).
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  • @Mitch Thanks, Mitch. It meant we do need a verb in a subordinate adverbial clause?
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  • @Wordster thanks. It is much better than using application.
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  • I'm surprised that nobody else has said this, but confer is a verb—and only a verb.
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Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat, the award now recognises all contributions to national life.




I only can find one verb (recognise) here. Is there any verb in "Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat,..."



If not, why is the sentence complete?






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    Where do you think another verb should go? 'Although' introduces a subordinate adverbial clause. It probably should be 'in the armed forces' though.
    – Mitch
    2 days ago






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    @DC glory: the original has "upon," not "of" (ieltsasia.org/hk/sites/www.ieltsasia.org.hk/files/…).
    – Wordster
    2 days ago










  • @Mitch Thanks, Mitch. It meant we do need a verb in a subordinate adverbial clause?
    – DC glory
    2 days ago










  • @Wordster thanks. It is much better than using application.
    – DC glory
    2 days ago










  • I'm surprised that nobody else has said this, but confer is a verb—and only a verb.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago













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Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat, the award now recognises all contributions to national life.




I only can find one verb (recognise) here. Is there any verb in "Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat,..."



If not, why is the sentence complete?






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Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat, the award now recognises all contributions to national life.




I only can find one verb (recognise) here. Is there any verb in "Although initially conferred of the armed forces solely on the basis of their performance in combat,..."



If not, why is the sentence complete?






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    Where do you think another verb should go? 'Although' introduces a subordinate adverbial clause. It probably should be 'in the armed forces' though.
    – Mitch
    2 days ago






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    @DC glory: the original has "upon," not "of" (ieltsasia.org/hk/sites/www.ieltsasia.org.hk/files/…).
    – Wordster
    2 days ago










  • @Mitch Thanks, Mitch. It meant we do need a verb in a subordinate adverbial clause?
    – DC glory
    2 days ago










  • @Wordster thanks. It is much better than using application.
    – DC glory
    2 days ago










  • I'm surprised that nobody else has said this, but confer is a verb—and only a verb.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago














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    Where do you think another verb should go? 'Although' introduces a subordinate adverbial clause. It probably should be 'in the armed forces' though.
    – Mitch
    2 days ago






  • 1




    @DC glory: the original has "upon," not "of" (ieltsasia.org/hk/sites/www.ieltsasia.org.hk/files/…).
    – Wordster
    2 days ago










  • @Mitch Thanks, Mitch. It meant we do need a verb in a subordinate adverbial clause?
    – DC glory
    2 days ago










  • @Wordster thanks. It is much better than using application.
    – DC glory
    2 days ago










  • I'm surprised that nobody else has said this, but confer is a verb—and only a verb.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago








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Where do you think another verb should go? 'Although' introduces a subordinate adverbial clause. It probably should be 'in the armed forces' though.
– Mitch
2 days ago




Where do you think another verb should go? 'Although' introduces a subordinate adverbial clause. It probably should be 'in the armed forces' though.
– Mitch
2 days ago




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@DC glory: the original has "upon," not "of" (ieltsasia.org/hk/sites/www.ieltsasia.org.hk/files/…).
– Wordster
2 days ago




@DC glory: the original has "upon," not "of" (ieltsasia.org/hk/sites/www.ieltsasia.org.hk/files/…).
– Wordster
2 days ago












@Mitch Thanks, Mitch. It meant we do need a verb in a subordinate adverbial clause?
– DC glory
2 days ago




@Mitch Thanks, Mitch. It meant we do need a verb in a subordinate adverbial clause?
– DC glory
2 days ago












@Wordster thanks. It is much better than using application.
– DC glory
2 days ago




@Wordster thanks. It is much better than using application.
– DC glory
2 days ago












I'm surprised that nobody else has said this, but confer is a verb—and only a verb.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago




I'm surprised that nobody else has said this, but confer is a verb—and only a verb.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago










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Confer and recognise are both verbs in that sentence, and it is a complete sentence.






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You don't always need a verb in a relative clause. For instance, the following is acceptable:




Although initially gold, the award is now silver.




There's an elided subject and verb in the relative clause, it's equivalent to:




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    Confer and recognise are both verbs in that sentence, and it is a complete sentence.






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    You don't always need a verb in a relative clause. For instance, the following is acceptable:




    Although initially gold, the award is now silver.




    There's an elided subject and verb in the relative clause, it's equivalent to:




    Although it was initially gold, the award is now silver.







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      You don't always need a verb in a relative clause. For instance, the following is acceptable:




      Although initially gold, the award is now silver.




      There's an elided subject and verb in the relative clause, it's equivalent to:




      Although it was initially gold, the award is now silver.







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        You don't always need a verb in a relative clause. For instance, the following is acceptable:




        Although initially gold, the award is now silver.




        There's an elided subject and verb in the relative clause, it's equivalent to:




        Although it was initially gold, the award is now silver.







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        You don't always need a verb in a relative clause. For instance, the following is acceptable:




        Although initially gold, the award is now silver.




        There's an elided subject and verb in the relative clause, it's equivalent to:




        Although it was initially gold, the award is now silver.








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