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Kenny Oswald Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Checking the validity of the sentence structures

Good day,

I need some help with verifying the validity of my sentence structures (below). From the various examples that I was working with I think my analysis of the sentence structures is valid, but a fresh set of eyes and a separate opinion from either an English major or scholar wouldn't hurt:

i. “Those days when to visit her was to be drawn into a serene cocoon of memories and present-day musing and to rest there, in temporary retreat from the rest of the world, as if still an infant, nodding and secure at her breast.” (Dawe et al., 251). This sentence is a compound-complex sentence, made up of 2 independent clauses, followed by a dependent clause.

ii. “When I was thirteen she found such a house. Green-shuttered, white-walled. Breezy. With a lawn and a hedge and giant pecan trees.” (Dawe et al., 252). This sentence is a composition made up of a series of fragment sentences.

iii. “On every visit I noticed that more and more of what I remembered of her possessions seemed to be missing.” (Dawe et al., 253). This sentence is a complex sentence made up one independent clause and one dependent clause.

iv. “She had taught me a lesson about letting go of possessions – easily, without emphasis or regret – and she had given me a symbol of what she herself represented in my life.” (Dawe et al., 253). This sentence is another compound-complex sentence, made up of 2 independent clauses, followed by a dependent clause.

v. “There was my mother herself. Glowing. Her teeth sparkling. Her eyes twinkling. As if she lived in a castle and her favourite princes and princesses had just dropped by to visit” (Dawe et al. 254). This sentence is made up of a series of simple sentences and sentence fragments.


Much thanks and appreciation for all your help and support.

J.

  

Top answer

Kenny Oswald This sentence is a compound-complex sentence, made up of 2 independent clauses, followed by a dependent clause. ” I do not understand your analysis. There is only one inflected verb, was , and it is within the structure of a dependent clause.

  • Kenny Oswald This sentence is a compound-complex sentence, made up of 2 independent clauses, followed by a dependent clause.
  • ” I do not understand your analysis.
  • There is only one inflected verb, was , and it is within the structure of a dependent clause.
  • The other verbs are participles and infinitives.
  • There is no independent clause.
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Kenny OswaldThis sentence is a compound-complex sentence, made up of 2 independent clauses, followed by a dependent clause.

“Those days when to visit her was to be drawn into a serene cocoon of memories and present-day musing and to rest there, in temporary retreat from the rest of the world, as if still an infant, nodding and secure at h

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