sentence structure question Using a dictionary I got all the possible types of each word for the sentence below. I also gave a reason why that structure is not correct for that sentence. But when trying all the possibilites for this sentence I am not left with just one possibility. Can you explain why the ones with a "?" can not be
correct for the sentence below:
The old walk home.
1. determiner adjective verb noun
2. determiner adjective verb adverb
3. determiner adjective verb adjective
4. determiner adjective verb verb
5. determiner adjective noun noun
6. determiner adjective noun adverb
7. determiner adjective noun verb
8. determiner adjective noun adjective
9. determiner noun verb noun
10. determiner noun verb adverb
11. determiner noun verb adjective
12. determiner noun verb verb
13. determiner noun noun noun
14. determiner noun noun adverb
15. determiner noun noun adjective
16. determiner noun noun verb
reasons given for each case:
1. can not occur since a adjective/verb combination can not exist.
2. can not occur since a adjective/verb combination can not exist.
3. can not occur since a adjective/verb combination can not exist.
4. can not occur since a adjective/verb combination can not exist.
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. can only occur for certain noun/adjective combinations, not in this case
9. ?
10. ?.
11. can only occur if verb is a linking verb, not in the case
12. can only occur if first verb is a auxiliary verb, not in this case
13. ?
14. ?
15. can only occur for certain noun/adjective combinations, not in this case
16. ?
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