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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
An implicit 'being' or an omitted 'be'
A royal family member of Amber, the protagonist was now receiving the delegation, the prime minister Qrkuz and his daughters Nayda and Coral from a neighboring country with his aunt Llewella and the queen Vialle because his uncle, the king is away.
He was just now talking to Coral.
Vialle then said something to Orkuz and Nayda, who nodded and moved toward the entrance. Lewella departed the group and came our way.
"Coral," she said, "your suit is ready. One of the staff will show you where it is. Perhaps you'd like to freshen up or rest after your journey."
We got to our feet.
"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know if "being" is implied or "was" is omitted before "at".
Thank you in advance for your help.
He was just now talking to Coral.
Vialle then said something to Orkuz and Nayda, who nodded and moved toward the entrance. Lewella departed the group and came our way.
"Coral," she said, "your suit is ready. One of the staff will show you where it is. Perhaps you'd like to freshen up or rest after your journey."
We got to our feet.
"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know if "being" is implied or "was" is omitted before "at".
Thank you in advance for your help.
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No. Think of 'with' as implied. ie "I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, with a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
- No.
- Think of 'with' as implied.
- ie "I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, with a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
- Clive
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No. Think of 'with' as implied.
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"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, with a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
Clive
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"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, with a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
Clive
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I think it is similar to your recent question about the starry heavens, as far as I recall it. There are various way to write this with extra words. For example:
"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella. There was a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, with a hint of
"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella. There was a hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
"I'm not really tired," Coral said, looking at me rather than Llewella, with a hint of
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park sang joonI'd much like to know if those kind of ellipses like this thread and the yesterday's thread is used in spoken English.I mentioned in the last thread that that phrasing was mostly literary and would rarely be used in conversation. This one is the same.
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