verbatim

hhtt21 · Apr 8, 2017

Verbatim is given as an adjective but it seems like a name to me.

"your quotations must be verbatim"

Verbatim is used as a name above.

"https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/verbatim

Thank you.

Rover_KE · Apr 8, 2017

hhtt21 said:
Verbatim is used as a name above.

I don't know why you think that. The dictionary definition is clear.

Who or what do you think is being named?

hhtt21 · Apr 8, 2017

Rover_KE said:
I don't know why you think that. The dictionary definition is clear.

Who or what do you think is being named?

Adjectives affects names but verbatim stands there as a name itself, quotation vice verbatim. Quotation is a name and sentence means your quotations are quotations they are verbatim.

Thank you.

teechar · Apr 8, 2017

I think you mean "noun" instead of "name."

Compare the following.

Your clothes must be clean.
Your quotation must be verbatim.

Do you think "clean" is a noun in the above?

hhtt21 · Apr 8, 2017

teechar said:
I think you mean "noun" instead of "name."

Compare the following.

Your clothes must be clean.
Your quotation must be verbatim.

Do you think "clean" is a noun in the above?

Yes, I have confussed between name and noun but I think yes clean is a noun there, at least adjectival noun. Can you explain it?

Thank you.

GoesStation · Apr 8, 2017

"Clean" is an adjective. Consider "Your clothes are/must be clean" or "These are clean clothes."

Note the correct spelling of confused.

hhtt21 · Apr 8, 2017

GoesStation said:
1. "Clean" is an adjective. Consider "Your clothes are/must be clean" or "These are clean clothes."

2. Note the correct spelling of confused.

1. I somehow remember that they are adjective origined nouns, so are we taught incorrectly? But isn't it clear that their role is like nouns because they are not always modifying nouns?

2. Thank you for correction but does I am confused between=I have confused here?

Thank you.

jutfrank · Apr 8, 2017

These are clean clothes.

In this sentence, clean is an attributive adjective. It precedes the thing it describes, (clothes).

These clothes are clean.

In this sentence, clean is a predicative adjective. It follows the copula verb be to form the predicate of the sentence. The thing it describes (clothes) is the subject of the sentence.

These clothes are mine.

In this sentence, mine is a pronoun (a noun). Both nouns and adjectives can occupy a predicative position. Because of this, I can see why they may be confused.

2. to confuse two things

You confused 'noun' and 'name'.

or

You confused 'noun' with 'name'.

hhtt21 · Apr 8, 2017

jutfrank said:
2. to confuse two things

You confused 'noun' and 'name'.

or

You confused 'noun' with 'name'.

1. You used simple past instead of present perfect so do you mean "I have confused noun with name" be incorrect?
2. You used "and" or "with" instead of "between" so do you mean "I confused between 'noun' and 'name' be incorrect?

Thank you.

GoesStation · Apr 8, 2017

hhtt21 said:
1. You used simple past instead of present perfect so do you mean "I have confused noun with name" [STRIKE]be[/STRIKE] is incorrect?

It's correct in the right context. If you're writing a new post referring to a recent previous one, the simple past is more likely.

2. You used "and" or "with" instead of "between" so do you mean "I confused between 'noun' and 'name'" [STRIKE]be[/STRIKE] is incorrect?

Yes. It's incorrect.

hhtt21 · Apr 8, 2017

GoesStation said:
It's correct in the right context. If you're writing a new post referring to a recent previous one, the simple past is more likely

But I thought, for recent situation present perfect is better.

Thank you.

jutfrank · Apr 8, 2017

hhtt21 said:
But I thought, for recent situation present perfect is better.

Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. Don't think of present perfect in that way.

hhtt21 · Apr 22, 2017

jutfrank said:
These are clean clothes.

In this sentence, clean is an attributive adjective. It precedes the thing it describes, (clothes).

These clothes are clean.

In this sentence, clean is a predicative adjective. It follows the copula verb be to form the predicate of the sentence. The thing it describes (clothes) is the subject of the sentence.

These clothes are mine.

In this sentence, mine is a pronoun (a noun). Both nouns and adjectives can occupy a predicative position. Because of this, I can see why they may be confused.

2. to confuse two things

You confused 'noun' and 'name'.

or

You confused 'noun' with 'name'.

What words can verb confuse take other than and and with?

Thank you.

teechar · Apr 23, 2017

hhtt21 said:
What words can the verb "confuse" [STRIKE]take[/STRIKE] be used with other than and and with?

Thank you.

When I first read your question, I was confused by it.

andrewg927 · Apr 23, 2017

teechar said:
When I first read your question, I was confused by it.

In this case though, "confused" is an adjective.

teechar · Apr 23, 2017

To me, it is a passive verb structure.
Please don't confuse the OP by statements like that.

hhtt21 · Apr 23, 2017

teechar said:
When I first read your question, I was confused by it.

Your example seems to me quite different than what is discussed in this thread. But of course this is a related one, not off-topic. In this case I was confused by it means that the speaker did not understand it correctly. But in the original, as JutFrank mentioned, two things are confused. Does the verb to confuse mean to puzzle in your example and can somebody puzzle two things?

Thank you.

teechar · Apr 23, 2017

It's another use of the verb "confuse". Look it up in the dictionary.
Thread closed!

Tdol · Aug 21, 2017

I am re-opening the thread following a request.

hhtt21 · Aug 21, 2017

What words can the verb confuse be used with other than with and and when somebody is confused two things?

Thank you.

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