Re: Unsubordinated verbless partitive clause?

On Aug 25, 11:42 pm, Nathan Sanders <nsand...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <1u1cdp4fhmd9p$.rtzma4ppvgup$....@xxxxxxxxxx>,
 "Brian M. Scott" <b.sc...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:04:23 -0400, Nathan Sanders
<nsand...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
<news:nsanders-6B0056.22042325082008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> in
sci.lang:

In article <1derqyq1gwhmg.ubr61k1harki$....@xxxxxxxxxx>,
 "Brian M. Scott" <b.sc...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:43:42 -0400, Nathan Sanders
<nsand...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
<news:nsanders-73D468.21434225082008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> in
sci.lang:

I think "each" and "all" are the only possible floating quantifiers in
English (other languages differ).

How do you analyze 'mostly' in 'The students were mostly
intelligent'?

Adverb... the -ly ending is a dead giveaway!

Now was that really a seemly remark?  <g>

Don't hide your snark behind that friendly grin.

Thinking more about it, I'm pretty sure it's an adverb.  It can appear
in the same places ordinary adverbs like "usually" can, with the same
intonation and pauses:

     Mostly, the students were intelligent.
     The students mostly were intelligent.
     The students were mostly intelligent.
     The students were intelligent... mostly.

     Usually, the students were intelligent.
     The students usually were intelligent.
     The students were usually intelligent.
     The students were intelligent... usually.

That takes care of the 'most of the time' reading, but not of the
'most of them' reading.
.

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