A brave officer
"Over 17 defiant pages, Arredondo is not a fumbling school police chief who a damning state investigation blamed for not taking command and wasted time by looking for keys to a likely unlocked door, but a brave officer whose level-headed decisions saved the lives of other students."
From the Associated Press.
Does "a brave officer" mean "Arredondo" in the clause but a brave officer whose level-headed decisions saved the lives of other students?
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anonymous Does "a brave officer" mean "Arredondo" in the clause but a brave officer whose level-headed decisions saved the lives of other students? Yes. The formula is "not X but Y".
- anonymous Does "a brave officer" mean "Arredondo" in the clause but a brave officer whose level-headed decisions saved the lives of other students?
- Yes.
- The formula is "not X but Y".
- I would like to have seen a companion comma after "chief", making the enclosed phrase parenthetical.
- The comma after "door" is not needed otherwise, but I suppose it serves to break up a too-long sentence.
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anonymousDoes "a brave officer" mean "Arredondo" in the clause but a brave officer whose level-headed decisions saved the lives of other students?
Yes. The formula is "not X but Y". I would like to have seen a companion comma after "chief", making the enclosed phrase parenthetical. The comma after "door" is not needed otherwise, but I suppose it serves to b
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