Morning Has Broken
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Re: Morning Has Broken
I cant stand that song "Morning has Broken " sorry folks. ,
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Hey you two stop patting each other on the bloooody back. Remember
"Let He Or She for that matter who is without fault cast the first stone ""
Cat Stevens is a Pussy.
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Is that good or bad ? I can't even understand what it means???the old 'transitive/intransitive' joke,
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Re: Morning Has Broken
'The boy turns the handle.'
This is the transitive use of the verb 'turns', as there is a transition in the turning from the boy to the handle.
'The boy turns'.
This is the intransitive use of the verb, as there is no transition in turning from the boy.
Similarly, 'morning has broken' is the intransitive use of the verb 'broken'. 'Morning has broken the tea-cup' would be the transitive use of 'broken' since there would have been a transition from morning to the tea-cup - not that it would make any sense. Hence the joke - not a very good one, of course, but still a joke...I guess.
This is the transitive use of the verb 'turns', as there is a transition in the turning from the boy to the handle.
'The boy turns'.
This is the intransitive use of the verb, as there is no transition in turning from the boy.
Similarly, 'morning has broken' is the intransitive use of the verb 'broken'. 'Morning has broken the tea-cup' would be the transitive use of 'broken' since there would have been a transition from morning to the tea-cup - not that it would make any sense. Hence the joke - not a very good one, of course, but still a joke...I guess.
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See Manfred? All those years of private school English grammar tuition were not wasted!
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Re: Morning Has Broken
Mathematically, the transitive property follows, if a = b and b = c, then a = c ...
But my gramma's in the kitchen baking lamingtons ...
But my gramma's in the kitchen baking lamingtons ...
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Grammas baking lamingtons - transitive.
The lamingtons are baking - intransitive.
Mathematicians make good bush poets - something about the rhyme and metre.
The lamingtons are baking - intransitive.
Mathematicians make good bush poets - something about the rhyme and metre.
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I'd like to see the evidence that supports that hypothesis. !!??Stephen Whiteside wrote: Mathematicians make good bush poets - something about the rhyme and metre.
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Makes me head spin but I get it. Thanks Stephen.
Makes me head spin-- transitive
Makes me head--intransitive
????
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PS I think "Morning has Broken" was in the hymn book when we went to sunday school
an' that was a long time before cat Stephens.
Makes me head spin-- transitive
Makes me head--intransitive
????
TTFN Not so
PS I think "Morning has Broken" was in the hymn book when we went to sunday school
an' that was a long time before cat Stephens.
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