“She is really an intelligent child.”
Dr. Quirk says that “really” in that sentence is a predication subjunct.
Would you please explain in simple English what that means?
Thank you.
Hi James,
I posted something about this here.
Amy
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Thanks again, Amy.
Hello, Amy.
I asked this question at four helplines, for I feel that a serious student should get all the answers that he can. On one helpline today, a veteran poster (probably THE veteran poster) admonished me for asking the question. He discovered that I had posted this question on another helpline (NOT the two you work on) and told me that I was wasting his time. He said that he was not being paid to answer questions. I guess that he felt the other helpline had given me THE answer, instead of AN answer. Of course, I kowtowed him to him: he has the power to ban me.
I surely wish everyone were as patient and respectful of students as you are.
Have a nice day! (Unfortunately, mine has been ruined.)
Thank you, James!
I agree with you that getting more than one opinion is often very helpful. Even if the opinions are basically the same, the wording and/or the approaches to the explanation will differ. Or one writer may include more info than another, or include a very helpful link.
It appears you’re still hard at work on gathering info about the various ways of using and parsing ‘really’. You must have quite a lot of information at this point.
Cheer up. Don’t let that one response get you down.
I wish you a pleasant evening today along with an inordinately happy Tuesday. 
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Thank you, Amy, for your comforting words.