Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

grammar: questions arisen

English answer:

questions which/that have arisen (or which arose)

Added to glossary by RHELLER
Apr 29, 2005 00:25
19 yrs ago
English term

arisen

English Art/Literary Linguistics
Please kindly answer my questions that has arisen from reading

Question: Can I just say "...questions arisen from..."?

TIA!!!

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Apr 29, 2005:
I should thank you, Robert! You are always so helpful! :-)
Robert Donahue (X) Apr 29, 2005:
Understood. It helps to know if it's the end of the sentence though (and was the only reason that I asked). Thank you.
Non-ProZ.com Apr 29, 2005:
Thanks! Robert, I am not married to the word "arisen". An acceptable substitute is greatly appreicated. Yes there is more to the sentence after the word "reading": Reeading the notes for ..... I am sorry it's confidential. :-)
Robert Donahue (X) Apr 29, 2005:
Jianming, a few questions have arisen in my wee brain after I read this. 1- Are you married to the word "arisen" (Could there be an acceptable substitute?) 2-Is there more to the sentence after the word "reading"? If so could you post it please? : )
Non-ProZ.com Apr 29, 2005:
Oh, it should be " have arisen". My typo. Thank you!

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my questions which have arisen from

or you can say which arose from

no, you cannot use arisen alone
it is to be used with a "helping" or "auxiliary" verb

has gone, has eaten, has taken

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http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/tenses.html

for grammar examples

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participles as adjectives.
Many participles can also function as adjectives: an interesting experience, an interested customer; the surprising results, the surprised researchers. But it is often hard to tell when a participle is an adjective, especially with past participles. Linguists have a number of tests for confirming an adjective. Here are four of them:
Can the word be used attributively (i.e., before the noun it modifies), as in an intriguing offer.
Can it be used in the predicate, especially after the verb seem, as in She thought the party boring and He seems concerned about you.
Can it be compared, as in We are even more encouraged now and The results are most encouraging.
Can it be modified by very, as in They are very worried about this.
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Some adjectives pass more of these tests than others and are thus more purely adjectival. Disastrous, for instance, passes tests 1, 2, and 3, but not 4. When used as adjectives, most participles pass all four tests, but modification by very is tricky.
You can tell that a past participle is really part of a passive verb—and not an adjective—when it is followed by a by prepositional phrase that has a personal agent as its object. Thus, the participle married would be part of the verb in the sentence Chuck and Wendy were married by a bishop but used as an adjective in the sentence Chuck and Wendy were happily married for about six months. To confirm the adjectival status of a participle, try transforming the sentence to see if the participle can come before the noun: For about six months Chuck and Wendy were a happily married couple.

http://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/047.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Will Matter
8 mins
thanks Will :-)
agree Refugio
21 mins
thanks Ruth :-)
agree Robert Donahue (X) : Actually I'd drop either "kindly" or "please" from this sentence too. Way too floral.
22 mins
you are SO right :-)
agree Charlie Bavington : my questions THAT have arisen (I'll post a justification separately :-) )
33 mins
ah yes, the UK vs the US again
disagree RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic : see my notes: arisen from can be used as an adjective
1 hr
kudoz rules: you must show justification (i.e. references) to backup disagrees
agree humbird
2 hrs
thanks Humbird :-)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
8 hrs
thanks Vicky!
agree Pawel Gromek
20 hrs
thanks Pawel!
agree Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you all for help! I appreciate good rewordings greatly! I 've learned things here. :-)"
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questions that arose from reading

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arisen by
Peer comment(s):

agree RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic : but there is no need to use "that", just arose from
34 mins
true, thanx!
agree rangepost
43 mins
thnx!
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1 hr

see explanation

How about something like "I have read your ... and have some questions, which I hope you can answer."
Peer comment(s):

agree RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic : yes, Can,we should try not to complicate things
14 mins
Thank you.
agree Gabo Pena : agree with Rina, simple is masterful...
27 mins
Thank you.
agree Robert Donahue (X)
43 mins
Thank you.
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27 mins

arose from or try "emanate from/ flow out from "

It is not acceptable to use the verb in singular "has arisen", but in plural "have arisen", but in my opinion it is better to use The Simple Past Tense (if the action is finished)= arose from.
... Questions arose from...or Questions emanated from... Due to lack of context I cannot say wether you could use just "arisen from", but it is acceptable to use arisen as an adjective followed by from. Further there is no need to use "that or which", just "Questions arose from".

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Just take a look at this example:A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion.

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You may try arasing from also if new questions still occurs: Questions arising from... Refer to example:Injuries arising from defective products.

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See the standard terms where \"arisen\" is used as an adjective: debt arisen before the bankruptcy was opene;fully-arisen sea.. It is obvious that arisen fromcan be used as an adjective: Questions arisen from reading, made me some troubles. LOL
Peer comment(s):

agree Gabo Pena : excellent!
1 hr
thanks dear colleague
neutral RHELLER : questions...made me some troubles??? that is not English;DON'T misquote me. Read the phrase again.
1 hr
What? Using the past participle as an adjective is not English? Very strange!
neutral Charlie Bavington : you can't use arisen willy-nilly like that as adjective unless it's for the subject. And while not grammatically wrong, native English speakers just don't say "made me some troubles" - at the very least it should be "caused".
1 hr
As you can see I used it as an adjective for the subject, and also it can be used for the object...For the verb: make troubles see the English Idioms, 2. edition and you will see that is the English phrase and means just as you said "caused..."
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arising + that versus which

I quite like "..my questions arsing from reading".

That vs which, taken from some notes I got on the subject from somewhere...

'Which' informs, 'that' defines.
'This is the house that Jack built.' But 'This house, which Jack built, is now falling down.'

"that" is used in identifying/defining relative clauses (those that tell us which person or thing is meant), and "which" in nonidetifying (those that tell us more about whatever), i.e they inform

--The Economist Style Guide, 1991<<

>>If you *can* replace a "which" by a "that" without it grating on the ear, you should.<<

>> another clue is that identifying clauses (those using that) are not separated by commas <<
(and by extension, if it needs commas, it's a which, as Word will tell you!)

>> Another clue is that if you can miss out the relative pronoun without changing the meaning, it's a defining clause (i.e you could put that) <<

Fowler points out that people tend to write "which" more often than they say it, and as a result "which" is considered by some to be more correct or literary.

Overall, I'd be inclined to use "that" here, as you already have, although it would be hard to argue that "which" is actually wrong.



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whoops, unfortunate typo - not \"arsing\" (!) but arising, of course :-)
Peer comment(s):

neutral Gabo Pena : i.m confussed and diffused...
51 mins
What about, old stick? :-) If I can shed any light, let me know....
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after

You might considering rewording it a bit: "Would you please (be so kind and) answer the questions I have after reading the notes...".

Just as a side note: In your added context, you say it goes on to read "...the notes for...". That would, of course, be correct if this is about music, but otherwise "notes" is usually used together with "on".

:-)

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Of course, if you do formulate it this way, it needs to end with a question mark. ;-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : Good way to phrase it.
3 hrs
agree Robert Donahue (X) : Would you please be so kind as to answer these questions I have after reading...".
5 hrs
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