Could you also say its not all the cats trained by parisian divas, only the fat ones sing lullabies, so we have no knowledge on tall cats trained by parisian divas. The diagram makes it seem like fat cats are the necessity, and the parisian divas are sufficient, I think those words fit here. But i'm just wondering if you can reverse it as well.
Are modifiers where we get our assumptions from? I've watched this lesson and the lessons on assumptions many times. Assumptions are still difficult for me so I've been trying to understand how to create assumptions.
following the logic of thinking about modifiers as cutting into the subset, wouldn't lullabies be a modified cutting into "sing". So the cats only sing lullabies.
I have difficulties distinguishing predicate objects from predicate modifiers.
I'm a bit lost. What is an example of a subject that contains a noun and a verb?
In the previous lesson diagrams it explained the subject containing a noun but in this diagram it explains that the subject must contain a noun and can contain a verb.
I'm not sure that I understand the difference between noun and subject modification. Is the noun being modified in both? How can you tell when the subject has been modified?
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i feel like its a little bit extra...
INTRODUCING MODIFIERS IN THE SUBJECT:
The Modifier is a part of the clause. Modifiers (modify/enhance) the subject.
Example: Tough men trained in the police academy fight criminals.
Tough (modifier) -> men (subject)
nouns in the subject can be modified.
think about the modification in terms of cutting down subsets
Clause: people laugh a lot.
Modifier: Fun people who enjoy life laugh a lot.
clause: Lawyers argue cases.
modifiers: Senior lawyers from top law firms argue cases.
Clause: Toddlers eat ramen
Modifiers: Tall toddlers with working moms eat ramen
So modifiers add more specific detail to a sentence. Is that the whole point?
Amazing singers get paid. Amazing singers that also dance get paid.
Fat cats that have orange fur eat lasagna
Disgruntled Bankers that haven't ate speak riddles.
Subject: Disgruntled Bankers that haven't ate // Predicate: speak (verb) riddles (object).
For the Subject,
The noun is Bankers, with the addition of modifiers: Disgruntled & haven't ate.
The modifier, "haven't ate", includes a verb: have. Thus, the subject = noun + verb
The subject is a subset of Bankers, that of Bankers who are both disgruntled and haven't ate.
Could you also say its not all the cats trained by parisian divas, only the fat ones sing lullabies, so we have no knowledge on tall cats trained by parisian divas. The diagram makes it seem like fat cats are the necessity, and the parisian divas are sufficient, I think those words fit here. But i'm just wondering if you can reverse it as well.
Can't you also modify the predicate and also modify verbs using adverbs
Wait nvm that's the next lesson, oopsies
isnt the subset fat just an adjective?
Learning more about grammar than I have in three years of an English degree
Modifiers cut into subjects. Think of modifiers as subsets (categories) of subjects.
Some swords sharpened by magicians cut through steel.
Some (modifier) swords (subject) sharpened by magicians (modifier) cut (verb) through steel (object).
How would we know which word in the clause goes in each circle in the diagram?
Could modifiers also add more specifics to a sentence?
oh to be a parisian diva-trained fat cat
Are modifiers where we get our assumptions from? I've watched this lesson and the lessons on assumptions many times. Assumptions are still difficult for me so I've been trying to understand how to create assumptions.
#help
Example: Students love coffee
adding a modifier: College students love coffee
Adding more modifiers: College students majoring in communication love coffee
In the lesson he says fat cats and calls fat a verb but fat is an adjective. Am i wrong or missing something here?
following the logic of thinking about modifiers as cutting into the subset, wouldn't lullabies be a modified cutting into "sing". So the cats only sing lullabies.
I have difficulties distinguishing predicate objects from predicate modifiers.
I'm a bit lost. What is an example of a subject that contains a noun and a verb?
In the previous lesson diagrams it explained the subject containing a noun but in this diagram it explains that the subject must contain a noun and can contain a verb.
#help
Just trying to wrap my head around these concepts. Are all clauses sentences and all sentences are clauses? #help
I'm not sure that I understand the difference between noun and subject modification. Is the noun being modified in both? How can you tell when the subject has been modified?