From: Christopher Maloney (dude@chrismaloney.com)
Date: Wed Jul 07 1999 - 19:46:34 MDT
jmcasey@pacific.net.sg wrote:
>
> >I experimented with e-prime for several years.
> >Try it, you'll (perhaps) like it.
>
> What do you think about the is of gerund, as in "he is walking"?
>
> How about the is of passivity? "The door was closed"?
>
> I've used e-prime for a while myself, but it seems a bit of an
> unnecessary hassle in at least the first case.
Yes, and what about when is is being used to introduce an
adjective, such as "she is beautiful"? I thought it was
restricted to the "is of identity", but some of the examples
seem to be these modification types of statements.
I think it all depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.
-- Chris Maloney http://www.chrismaloney.com "Knowledge is good" -- Emil Faber
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