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.
You know what the overall circle is based on the noun in the sentence. The adjectives or modifiers are the smaller circles that are being specific on the noun.
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.
That's what I thought. But fat can be a verb depending on how you use it in your sentence. For example, the chef fattened the burger with cheese, pickles, and onions.
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wh wouldn't you just put "fat" inside a circle? A little confusing
The monkeys were sick.
Subject: The monkeys
Predicate: (were/to be) Sick
Modify: The green monkeys in Elphaba's army were sick.
we've lost the plot LOL
My practice to make sure I'm understanding the material:
Cee enthusiastically studies LSAT Foundations from 7Sage
Subject: Cee
Predicate: Studies (verb) + Foundations (noun/object}
Subject + Predicate: Cee studies Foundations
Modifiers: enthusiastically; LSAT; from 7Sage
Feel free to correct me in the comments :)
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.
This is just my practice.
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?
You know what the overall circle is based on the noun in the sentence. The adjectives or modifiers are the smaller circles that are being specific on the noun.
Could modifiers also add more specifics to a sentence?
oh to be a parisian diva-trained fat cat
XD
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
College students love high-priced, burnt coffee.
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In the lesson he says fat cats and calls fat a verb but fat is an adjective. Am i wrong or missing something here?
He calls "fat" a modifier when he introduces the word and concept in the lesson. I listened twice, and I didn't hear him say "fat" was a verb.
He never called fat a verb. Not once. What he did call a verb was the word "trained". You must of gotten them mixed up.
That's what I thought. But fat can be a verb depending on how you use it in your sentence. For example, the chef fattened the burger with cheese, pickles, and onions.
"Fatten" and "fat" are two completely different words. "Fat" is an adjective, describing (i.e. modifying) "cats" in this example.