> Following the “I am grateful for ___________, because ________________” template has been shown to result in increased happiness and subjective well being.
We will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever his background (is), to go as far as his talents will take him.
This sentence is correct, regardless of whether the bracketed verb is included or omitted. But they are different constructions. With is included, it is finite (Open Interro...
@Man_From_India For me, your answer is so technical, dense, and detailed. I'm not motivated to read it because I basically just want to know if it's ok without the verb, and why.
If I want to learn what allvthag other stiff means, related to the terms CGEL gives to the constructions and the differences in meaning, then I need an explanation that is easier for a non-expert to read. So, unfortunately, I (personally) don't like it as an answer.
But I do like you. Unlike certain other... chemists that inhabit this chat room.
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ ... The anticipation is killing me. What did he misspell? Haha.
Word of the day: satisfice
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One of the query results in COCA for the above gives a good definition: That is, instead of optimizing every decision, humans "satisfice": they consider a finite amount of information, maybe as few as two or three factors, to reach a good enough approximation of "correct" outcomes.
We will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever his background (is), to go as far as his talents will take him.
This sentence is correct, regardless of whether the bracketed verb is included or omitted. But they are different constructions. With is included, it is finite (Open Interro...
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