| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Some grammars, especially those intended for pedagogical use, make considerable use of the concept of words and other grammatical entities that are unexpressed but “understood.” For example, the words in brackets are omitted and therefore said to be understood in sentences such as these: She is the woman [that, whom] I love. He’s much taller than I [am]. [Have you] Been to Boston this week? Yes, [I’ve been there] twice. Some grammarians belittle the concept of “understood words.” For other grammatical explanations of these structures, see CASUAL SPEECH; FRAGMENT; OMITTED RELATIVE; SITUATION UTTERANCE; THAN. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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