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ZBH Posted 10 years ago
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Boundary clauses
Have I inserted the boundary clauses correctly?
Natural animals are specifically adapted to a given environment|| and when science manipulates the genes of a few species in the ecosystem,|| the entire balance of the ecosystem might fall completely apart|| and cause an unknown number of natural animal species|| to grow extinct.||
Natural animals are specifically adapted to a given environment|| and when science manipulates the genes of a few species in the ecosystem,|| the entire balance of the ecosystem might fall completely apart|| and cause an unknown number of natural animal species|| to grow extinct.||
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ZBH Have I inserted the boundary clauses correctly? Do you mean finite clauses or non-finite (reduced) clauses?
- ZBH Have I inserted the boundary clauses correctly?
- Do you mean finite clauses or non-finite (reduced) clauses?
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ZBHHave I inserted the boundary clauses correctly?Do you mean finite clauses or non-finite (reduced) clauses?
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ZBHmight fall completely apart|| and causeThis part is subject to debate. I'd say it's a compound predicate, so the verb "cause" does not indicate a new clause but a continuation of the previous clause with another verb that goes with the same subject.
Consult your teacher and/or textbook for how this is to be parsed in your course.
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