Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Fix the following sentence so it is correct: "This sentence no verb." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 This sentence has a verb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Fix the following sentence so it is correct: "This sentence no verb." This sentence had no verb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Yours is probably correct. Edited January 25, 2011 by Darth Legion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 This is a pretty silly puzzle. The question doesn't give any guidelines as to how you're allowed or not allowed to fix the sentence. You could just as well "fix" the sentence by changing it to "The sky is blue." or "My parents are nice." Maybe the intended puzzle isn't silly, but it should be worded much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 This sentence: no verb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 this sentance, no verb. Kinda like Bob Marley with "No Woman, No Cry" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yes, however, to avoid insulting you I will simply state that correct grammar is usually preferred in wording puzzles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 You could just as well "fix" the sentence by changing it to "The sky is blue." or "My parents are nice." I don't think that can be correct - it's dark here, and my parents are horrible! Sorry - couldn't resist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Yes, however, to avoid insulting you I will simply state that correct grammar is usually preferred in wording puzzles. Darth. if you are saying that you are avoiding insulting me, then you are lucky that I don't take matters into my own hand and give you a reason to cry to your Mom. You are a child trying to act grown up by speaking like you do. Think before you speak and I won't have to insult you again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Aaryan Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Well then, newbie. With six posts, I wouldn't be talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Aaryan Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 This sentence does not not have a verb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 This is a pretty silly puzzle. The question doesn't give any guidelines as to how you're allowed or not allowed to fix the sentence. You could just as well "fix" the sentence by changing it to "The sky is blue." or "My parents are nice." Maybe the intended puzzle isn't silly, but it should be worded much better. It is worded correctly. It is intended as a paradox. There is no correct answer. It is an example of the trouble you get into with self referential statements. Gess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) Well then, newbie. With six posts, I wouldn't be talking. Thank you for the defense, Aaryan. Brenflansd42, honestly, I am trying not to insult you; I simply tried to find a way to point out an error in your post. I will ask you to kindly tone down your exponentially rude manners. Your post is a quote that displays incorrect grammar, in a word paradox puzzle. Edited January 27, 2011 by Darth Legion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Before it gets to a virtual punch-up, can I point this out from the "read before posting" bit: BrainDen is here for the enjoyment of our members. Moderators will take appropriate action, with or without further warning to ensure a rewarding experience for everyone. This means that offensive, flaming, disrespectful or harassing content of any type can lead to the termination of an account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Before it gets to a virtual punch-up, can I point this out from the "read before posting" bit: BrainDen is here for the enjoyment of our members. Moderators will take appropriate action, with or without further warning to ensure a rewarding experience for everyone. This means that offensive, flaming, disrespectful or harassing content of any type can lead to the termination of an account. Thank you, fabpig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Darth. if you are saying that you are avoiding insulting me, then you are lucky that I don't take matters into my own hand and give you a reason to cry to your Mom. You are a child trying to act grown up by speaking like you do. Think before you speak and I won't have to insult you again. If I have insulted you in a way unknown to me, point it out and allow me to apologize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Aaryan Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Back to the answer. Using the rule of the word "not", "This sentence does not not have a verb", because two negatives (not) equals a positive (does). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Once again, the sentence works, however, we run into grammar issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 curr3nt Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Once again, the sentence works, however, we run into grammar issues. Somewhat off topic. Do you have a source for this rule against using "not not"? How about "This sentence never contained no verb"? Was surprised while looking for one to find a reference to a sentence with not just a double negative but a quadruple negative. "He never yet no vileness didn't say in all his life to no manner of man" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Also, who's rules on grammar do we use? =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I am using English rules. A double negative, when used in a sentence, ads confusion and is considered improper in most cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Aaryan Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) modern, I believe. I thinks its just intuition on what's right and wrong. edit: yeah, darth's right. Edited January 28, 2011 by Aaryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 modern, I believe. I thinks its just intuition on what's right and wrong. edit: yeah, darth's right. TY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 curr3nt Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 TY Modern English is no fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I know but i'm being a grammar nazi due to the nature of this puzzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Perhaps I am being obtuse, but it seems to me that no other answer besides mine makes any sense. As someone pointed out, one could fix the sentence by replacing it with any correct sentence. For example, "The sky is blue." Hense, the best answer would change a minimum of words, if any. Best would be only to change punctuation, as I did. "This sentence: no verb." is correct grammar. The verb is implied by the colon. My favorite sentence with this schema is perhaps more recognizable: "Space: the final frontier." Adding one word is easy, especially if one allows litotes: "This sentence lacks no verb," for example. Adding two and more are easy and boring. Am I missing something? Why isn't the answer with the paucity of prose the best one? Fix the following sentence so it is correct: "This sentence no verb." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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