Difference between revisions of "Be"
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<li>Sylvie is divorced. (past participle) </li> | <li>Sylvie is divorced. (past participle) </li> | ||
<li>Mark isn't. (negation) (VP ellipsis)</li> | <li>Mark isn't. (negation) (VP ellipsis)</li> | ||
| − | <li>These ideas aren't mine. (le sujet parlant est | + | <li>These ideas aren't mine. (le sujet parlant est attribut du sujet grammatical)</li> |
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Revision as of 21:30, 30 January 2013
Avertissement: cette page est destiné à un analyse grammatical du mot "be" :P
Forms
- dictionary form (bare infinitive): be
- present tense: are (1p, 2s/p, 3p), is (3s), am (1s)
- past tense: was (1s, 3s), were (1p, 2s/p, 3p)
- present participle: being
- past participle: been
- copula: syntax
- It's a worktool. (N)
- A worktool, is it?
- The door is open. (Adj)
- He is swimming. (present participle)
- Is Raymond in? (Particle)
- Sylvie is divorced. (past participle)
- Mark isn't. (negation) (VP ellipsis)
- These ideas aren't mine. (le sujet parlant est attribut du sujet grammatical)
Major Uses
En semantique on parlerait plutôt de l'attribution on parlerait de sa fonction, qui est souvent de lié un sujet à un attribut, un ensemble (ou l'invers)...
