tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post4656114690079271271..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Grammatical judgment poll resultsMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-90444947006924349372008-06-10T10:27:00.000-05:002008-06-10T10:27:00.000-05:00The problem for me is not that it's missing a "bei...The problem for me is not that it's missing a "being" or some other word, but that it's a really weird extraction. Unfortunately, grammar class was a long time ago, and I've forgotten all my terminology.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323568112711824064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-11979348834888917882008-06-09T16:35:00.000-05:002008-06-09T16:35:00.000-05:00I was with the "it's fine" camp.I would look on th...I was with the "it's fine" camp.<BR/><BR/>I would look on this as some kind of construction: "which [noun] is [verb-en/ed] as [comparative]". It may be historically derived from some other form where the "being" would be grammatically necessary, but doesn't seem to function that way anymore, for a lot of speakers.<BR/><BR/>OK, someone shoot this hypothesis down!D. Sky Onossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878129270916134167noreply@blogger.com