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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
'As if' clause?
Hi, I'm currently struggling with the identifying of clauses at the moment, in particular, with this composition:
For the struggles and torment of the past day crowded in, almost as if I had been prepared for it; as if, I had been ready to deal with it since I was born.
This has been adapted from another text, but I'm not entirely sure what clause it is. I assumed it was subordinate, but someone else told me it was subjunctive (I haven't dealt with them yet), and even if it is subordinate, is there another subset?
I hope I've put this in the right place, and thanks for any help you can give.
For the struggles and torment of the past day crowded in, almost as if I had been prepared for it; as if, I had been ready to deal with it since I was born.
This has been adapted from another text, but I'm not entirely sure what clause it is. I assumed it was subordinate, but someone else told me it was subjunctive (I haven't dealt with them yet), and even if it is subordinate, is there another subset?
I hope I've put this in the right place, and thanks for any help you can give.
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(1) I think that both you and your friend are correct. (2) Let's simplify your sentence for easier analysis: The struggles of the past day crowded in as if I had been prepared for them. (a) As you can see, the main sentence is: The struggles of the past day crowded in.
- (1) I think that both you and your friend are correct.
- (2) Let's simplify your sentence for easier analysis: The struggles of the past day crowded in as if I had been prepared for them.
- (a) As you can see, the main sentence is: The struggles of the past day crowded in.
- (b) As you suggested, there is then a subordinate clause that further explains it: As if I had been prepared for them.
- (i) Some books call this a clause of comparison.
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(1) I think that both you and your friend are correct.
(2) Let's simplify your sentence for easier analysis:
The struggles of the past day crowded in as if I had been prepared for them.
(a) As you can see, the main sentence is: The struggles of the past day crowded in.
(b) As you suggested, there is then a subordinate clause that further explains it: As if
(2) Let's simplify your sentence for easier analysis:
The struggles of the past day crowded in as if I had been prepared for them.
(a) As you can see, the main sentence is: The struggles of the past day crowded in.
(b) As you suggested, there is then a subordinate clause that further explains it: As if
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