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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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After Beth Nickerson had been transformed into a zombie like thing, attacked her mother making a pie at the kitchen,
and her mother had shot her daughter after struggling with her, was dead for some reason.
Clay found it after he and his two companions breaking into this house to get some guns.
And had her mother stopped to consider before popping the gun from its chip between the TV and the can-opener, where it had been waiting who knew how long for a burglar or rapist to appear in this clean, well-lighted kitchen? Clay thought not. Clay thought there would have been no pause, that she would have wanted to catch up with her daughter's fleeing soul while the explanation for what she had done was still fresh on her lips.
<From "CELL" by Stephen King>
1. I'd like to know what role "who knew how long" plays in the clause.
2. And I'd also like to know if "she would have wanted to catch up with her daughter's fleeing soul" means she killed herself.
Thank you in advance for your help.
and her mother had shot her daughter after struggling with her, was dead for some reason.
Clay found it after he and his two companions breaking into this house to get some guns.
And had her mother stopped to consider before popping the gun from its chip between the TV and the can-opener, where it had been waiting who knew how long for a burglar or rapist to appear in this clean, well-lighted kitchen? Clay thought not. Clay thought there would have been no pause, that she would have wanted to catch up with her daughter's fleeing soul while the explanation for what she had done was still fresh on her lips.
<From "CELL" by Stephen King>
1. I'd like to know what role "who knew how long" plays in the clause.
2. And I'd also like to know if "she would have wanted to catch up with her daughter's fleeing soul" means she killed herself.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon 1. I'd like to know what role "who knew how long" plays in the clause. It's an adverbial of time.
- park sang joon 1.
- I'd like to know what role "who knew how long" plays in the clause.
- It's an adverbial of time.
- It means 'for an unknown amount of time'.
- park sang joon 2.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know what role "who knew how long" plays in the clause.It's an adverbial of time. It means 'for an unknown amount of time'.
park sang joon2. And I'd also like to know if "she would have wanted to catch up with her daughter's fleeing soul" means she killed herself.Not exactly. Don't forget the
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I'm so sorry for my belated question. 
I'd also like to know if I can replace "who knew how long" with "Gods knew how long."
I'd also like to know if I can replace "who knew how long" with "Gods knew how long."
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park sang joonI'd also like to know if I can replace "who knew how long" with "Not plural. "*** knew how long" is the correct replacement.Gods*** knew how long."
CJ
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