Clauses
Can a dependent clause be written between two independent clauses?
Example: I don't remember the first day, the day that I was born, but it should have been a portent of things to come.
I understand I can just remove the comma after day, but it changes the rhythm. I can also put a period after day and make another sentence with the dependent clause as a lead in. Again, it changes the rhythm.
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anonymous Can a dependent clause be written between two independent clauses? Yes, but your example doesn't illustrate that pattern. You have a noun phrase between the independent clauses, not a clause.
- anonymous Can a dependent clause be written between two independent clauses?
- Yes, but your example doesn't illustrate that pattern.
- You have a noun phrase between the independent clauses, not a clause.
- anonymous I don't remember the first day, the day that I was born, but it should have been a portent of things to come.
- This is fine.
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anonymousCan a dependent clause be written between two independent clauses?
Yes, but your example doesn't illustrate that pattern. You have a noun phrase between the independent clauses, not a clause.
anonymousI don't remember the first day, the day that I was born, but it should have been a portent of things to come.
0Here is a pattern that fits your descripton:
I don't remember that first day because I was just a new-born baby, but it should have been a portent of things to come.
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