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Scott Lavitt <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:35:31 -0800
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Happy holidays all. 

I've been a member of this listserve for years and occasionally seek your collective opinion. Question: how does one parse the following?:

The last grill brush you will ever need.

I could see this as an independent clause, with "you" as the subj. and "The last grill brush" as the DO, but that doesn't seem right. Seems there is an implied "It is," making the above a noun phrase, and therefore not an independent clause. Thoughts?

Thank you, 

Scott Lavitt

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