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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Clause type. I leave for class....

I leave for class, they look sure to lose. I return, and they have won!

Is the underlined clause an adverbial clause (when I leave for class, they...) Or is it some other fancy term someone can shed some light on for me?
  

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Hmm. Yes, it is some sort of ellipted adverbial, I suppose.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hmm.
  • Yes, it is some sort of ellipted adverbial, I suppose.
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Hmm. Yes, it is some sort of ellipted adverbial, I suppose.
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Mister MicawberHmm. Yes, it is some sort of ellipted adverbial, I suppose.

One which you would use yourself? I think the fact we are seeing the simple present used to talk about past events makes it quite a unique way of saying what was intended. Clear enough though.
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It is common, I think, in speech and for emphasis. I use it, yes: You leave, you get no alimony - and that's that!
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