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wanderer
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 46
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject: Here come more questions!!! |
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1.Into cyberspace I went, stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh.
Why is it "Into cyberspace I went,.."? Is it an inverted structure? Does it also mean " I went into cyberspace,..."
How does "..., stacked up...." come from? Why is it "stacked"? Does it mean passive voice or what?
2.The body builderadmired his chiseled abs.
What does abs. mean here?
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pavilion
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 75 Location: US
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: Here come more questions!!! |
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wanderer wrote: |
1.Into cyberspace I went, stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh.
Why is it "Into cyberspace I went,.."? Is it an inverted structure? Does it also mean " I went into cyberspace,..." |
Yes, it means the same thing, but it is not inverted. To be inverted, the subject must follow the verb, which in this case it doesn't. "Into cyberspace" is a prepositional phrase, and prepositional phrases can be placed almost anywere in a sentence. Maybe someone else can elaborate on this some more for me.
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How does "..., stacked up...." come from? Why is it "stacked"? Does it mean passive voice or what? |
Its not passive, because to be passive, it must have a form of the auxilary verb to be. The reason it is past tense is because "I went" is past tense, so it is just a matter of subject-verb agreement.
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2.The body builderadmired his chiseled abs.
What does abs. mean here? |
Abs is short for the Abdominal muscles, which are the muscles between the chest and pelvis, generally speaking.
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wanderer
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, pavilion.
However, I still have a question. If "Into cyberspace I went,..." equals "I went into cyberspace, ....", then the sentence can be "I went into cyberspace, stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh.". But shouldn't it be "I went into cyberspace, and stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh.", because exposed
here only means adjective, not a verb.
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pavilion
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:52 am Post subject: |
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wanderer wrote: |
Thank you, pavilion.
However, I still have a question. If "Into cyberspace I went,..." equals "I went into cyberspace, ....", then the sentence can be "I went into cyberspace, stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh.". |
Yes, exactly.
wanderer wrote: |
But shouldn't it be "I went into cyberspace, and stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh.", because exposed
here only means adjective, not a verb.
Thank you. |
No, there would be no and. You could use and, but it would be at the end of the sentence. "I went into cyberspace, stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh, and...". The "stacked up against ...flesh" part is a non-restrictive part and could be removed and the sentence would still make sense. The sentence is just describing the trip into cyberspace.
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wanderer
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: Thank you... |
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Thanks for your reply.
But I have another question, so is "exposed" a verb or a noun here? According to the translation in Chinese, it is a noun. And that's why I thought there must have had been an "and" before "stacked".
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pavilion
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 75 Location: US
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Thank you... |
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wanderer wrote: |
Thanks for your reply.
But I have another question, so is "exposed" a verb or a noun here? According to the translation in Chinese, it is a noun. And that's why I thought there must have had been an "and" before "stacked". |
Exposed is actually an adjective here. You had it right before. It is describing the flesh as not covered. Expose is never a noun, though. You may be confusing it with expos� (note the accent on the e), which is a noun, and means "an exposure or a revelation of something discreditable", or "a formal explanation of facts." Where did you get the translation from?
However, even if it was a noun, that wouldn't constitute an "and" being placed before stacked. The "stacked up..." part is a participle phrase. Those phrases don't start with "and". If you really want to use "and", you can add and was. So it's either nothing or and was, but not just and.
wanderer wrote: |
Sorry....I always raise one question from another.  |
Never be sorry for asking questions. How else are you going to learn if you don't ask questions? Asking questions shows that you are commited to learning, and I have no problem answering your questions!
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wanderer
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:50 am Post subject: Thank you, pavilion!!! |
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So "Into cyberspace I went, stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh." equals "I went into cyberspace, and was stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh.".
And "I went into cyberspace, and was stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh." changes into "I went into cyberspace, being stacked up against cleavage and chiseled bodies and exposed, exposed, exposed flesh." and "being" can be omitted. So it became " I went into cyberspace, stacked up against cleavage and ...". Is it???? |
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