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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
ahead
The first rapid trawl is done: ahead the slow labour, volume by volume, shelf by shelf.
Does the ‘ahead’ take a role of preposition not accompanied by of?
Does the ‘ahead’ take a role of preposition not accompanied by of?
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This is stylized writing. I read it as an adverb: The slow labour is ahead / ahead is the slow labour. I think the structure is something like --- The work is done: next the fun.
- This is stylized writing.
- I read it as an adverb: The slow labour is ahead / ahead is the slow labour.
- I think the structure is something like --- The work is done: next the fun.
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This is stylized writing.
I read it as an adverb: The slow labour is ahead / ahead is the slow labour.
I think the structure is something like --- The work is done: next the fun.
I read it as an adverb: The slow labour is ahead / ahead is the slow labour.
I think the structure is something like --- The work is done: next the fun.
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I guess (1) ‘ahead’ is adverb, (2) ‘the slow labour, volume by volume, shelf by shelf’ is a absolute phrase.
So the first rapid trawl is done ahead, and it was slow.
So the first rapid trawl is done ahead, and it was slow.
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Not quite.
The NEXT part is now ahead of us.
You must insert the word "is." Think of it as a new sentence. Ahead [of us] is the slow la
eipjooThe first rapid trawl is done: ahead the slow labour, volume by volume, shelf by shelf.The first part of the job is DONE. (over --- finished --- forget about it!)
The NEXT part is now ahead of us.
You must insert the word "is." Think of it as a new sentence. Ahead [of us] is the slow la
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