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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Clauses
In the sentence:
"After the storm had passed, they clung to the side of their little boat with no hope left…when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way."
is the independent clause "they clung to the side of their little boat" and the dependent clause "when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way."?
"After the storm had passed, they clung to the side of their little boat with no hope left…when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way."
is the independent clause "they clung to the side of their little boat" and the dependent clause "when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way."?
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After the storm had passed -- Dependent clause they clung to the side of their little boat with no hope left -- Independent clause when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their wa y -- Dependent clause
- After the storm had passed -- Dependent clause they clung to the side of their little boat with no hope left -- Independent clause when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their wa y -- Dependent clause
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After the storm had passed -- Dependent clause
they clung to the side of their little boat with no hope left -- Independent clause
when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way -- Dependent clause
they clung to the side of their little boat with no hope left -- Independent clause
when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way -- Dependent clause
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Thank you so much!
Does the word 'and' in the dependent clause 'when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way' just function as a coordinating conjunction within a dependent clause?
Does the word 'and' in the dependent clause 'when an unlikely friend rose from the deep and put them back on their way' just function as a coordinating conjunction within a dependent clause?
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Yes, it is a coordinating conjunction for the compound verb 'rose...and put'.
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