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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: "Get" as the auxiliary in passive constructions; "much" as noun
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Frances Ranney <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 7 Feb 1996 07:34:09 EST
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I would agree with the first--"get" substitutes for "to be" in that example.
 
For the second, I'd say that "very" is an adverb modifying "much," which is an
adjective modifying the (implied) noun, "money".  A little contrived, but I hav
e a problem with "much" as a noun.
 
Francie

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