Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary Steps'
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What [STRIKE]this sensence would[/STRIKE]should this sentence be if it was a normal sentence?
Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary Steps'
This is a title of a report.
What this sensence would be if it was a normal sentence?
The report seems to be about a new discovery on early evolution of mankind. So the title can be expressed in a complete sentence as:
A Fossil recently found by scientists sheds light on early evolutionary steps of mankind.
Probably I wanted to know this kind of thing.
In this sentence, "find" isn't verb, is it? Shed(s) is verb, right?
Find's position means it is used as an adjective, which would be in past participle form. I see.
Thank you very much!
The report seems to be about a new discovery on early evolution of mankind. So the title can be expressed in a complete sentence as:
A Fossil recently found by scientists sheds light on early evolutionary steps of mankind.
Why would you want to significantly and unnecessarily change the grammar of the sentence?
Your sentence is not the full-sentence equivalent of the headline?
No, 'find' is used as as noun which means a discovery, as in 'archeological find'.
No, you can't say "Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary'.
(The)(This) fossil find sheds light on (the)(man's) early evolutionary steps.
What would this sentence be if it were a normal sentence? :tick:
No, you can't say "Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary'.
I meant the word 'step' is not a good term to use when you talk about evolution. Evolution is a very gradual process over a long period of time. It is not a step-by-step process. Of course you can't take away 'steps' and leave the two words dangling.
Yes, evolution is very gradual. But there still are steps, such as moving from mostly living in trees to living on the ground. Of course these steps are taken over very long periods of time.
Yes, steps are clear and discrete. But don't you think that things like using fire and becoming farmers rather than just being hunter-gatherers are discrete changes? It doesn't matter how long those steps take!That's true but 'steps' has the connotation of being clear and discrete which, in the case of evolution, is far from it. I prefer words like phases or stages.
Yes, steps are clear and discrete. But don't you think that things like using fire and becoming farmers rather than just being hunter-gatherers are discrete changes? It doesn't matter how long those steps take!
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