rankshift

rankshift

(ˈræŋkˌʃɪft) n (Grammar) a phenomenon in which a unit at one rank in the grammar has the function of a unit at a lower rank, as for example in the phrase the house on the corner, where the words on the corner shift down from the rank of group to the rank of wordvb (Grammar) to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another

rankshift


Past participle: rankshifted
Gerund: rankshifting
Imperative
rankshift
rankshift
Present
I rankshift
you rankshift
he/she/it rankshifts
we rankshift
you rankshift
they rankshift
Preterite
I rankshifted
you rankshifted
he/she/it rankshifted
we rankshifted
you rankshifted
they rankshifted
Present Continuous
I am rankshifting
you are rankshifting
he/she/it is rankshifting
we are rankshifting
you are rankshifting
they are rankshifting
Present Perfect
I have rankshifted
you have rankshifted
he/she/it has rankshifted
we have rankshifted
you have rankshifted
they have rankshifted
Past Continuous
I was rankshifting
you were rankshifting
he/she/it was rankshifting
we were rankshifting
you were rankshifting
they were rankshifting
Past Perfect
I had rankshifted
you had rankshifted
he/she/it had rankshifted
we had rankshifted
you had rankshifted
they had rankshifted
Future
I will rankshift
you will rankshift
he/she/it will rankshift
we will rankshift
you will rankshift
they will rankshift
Future Perfect
I will have rankshifted
you will have rankshifted
he/she/it will have rankshifted
we will have rankshifted
you will have rankshifted
they will have rankshifted
Future Continuous
I will be rankshifting
you will be rankshifting
he/she/it will be rankshifting
we will be rankshifting
you will be rankshifting
they will be rankshifting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rankshifting
you have been rankshifting
he/she/it has been rankshifting
we have been rankshifting
you have been rankshifting
they have been rankshifting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rankshifting
you will have been rankshifting
he/she/it will have been rankshifting
we will have been rankshifting
you will have been rankshifting
they will have been rankshifting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rankshifting
you had been rankshifting
he/she/it had been rankshifting
we had been rankshifting
you had been rankshifting
they had been rankshifting
Conditional
I would rankshift
you would rankshift
he/she/it would rankshift
we would rankshift
you would rankshift
they would rankshift
Past Conditional
I would have rankshifted
you would have rankshifted
he/she/it would have rankshifted
we would have rankshifted
you would have rankshifted
they would have rankshifted