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Rotter Posted 15 years ago
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Gen Mladic, 69, was arrested in May and is awaiting trial in The Hague at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
He is accused over the massacre of about 7,500 people at Srebrenica - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II - as well as the 44-month siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, in which 10,000 people died.
Earlier this week, Gen Mladic was treated in hospital after his lawyer said he was suffering from pneumonia.
He told the court last week he had suffered from a kidney stone, and his family say he had two strokes during his years on the run from the Hague tribunal.
In 2006, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic died during the fourth year of his war crimes trial before a verdict could be reached.
After the Bosnian war, Milosevic protected Gen Mladic, who lived openly in Belgrade, attending football matches and going to restaurants.
But after Milosevic was arrested in 2001, Gen Mladic disappeared from view.
He was detained by Serbian intelligence officers in May, who found him living in a village north of the Serbian capital Belgrade.
A career soldier and a fervent nationalist, Gen Mladic inspired passionate devotion among his soldiers.
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Look at those red-colored sentences.
He told the court last week he had suffered from a kidney stone. [ This is an independant clause; so it could stand alone.]
The rest of the sentence in question is connected with a comma. Why is it necessary?
He was detained by Serbian intelligence officers in May. [ This is an independant clause; so it could stand alone.]
The rest of the sentence in question is connected with a comma. Why is it necessary?
He is accused over the massacre of about 7,500 people at Srebrenica - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II - as well as the 44-month siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, in which 10,000 people died.
Earlier this week, Gen Mladic was treated in hospital after his lawyer said he was suffering from pneumonia.
He told the court last week he had suffered from a kidney stone, and his family say he had two strokes during his years on the run from the Hague tribunal.
In 2006, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic died during the fourth year of his war crimes trial before a verdict could be reached.
After the Bosnian war, Milosevic protected Gen Mladic, who lived openly in Belgrade, attending football matches and going to restaurants.
But after Milosevic was arrested in 2001, Gen Mladic disappeared from view.
He was detained by Serbian intelligence officers in May, who found him living in a village north of the Serbian capital Belgrade.
A career soldier and a fervent nationalist, Gen Mladic inspired passionate devotion among his soldiers.
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Look at those red-colored sentences.
He told the court last week he had suffered from a kidney stone. [ This is an independant clause; so it could stand alone.]
The rest of the sentence in question is connected with a comma. Why is it necessary?
He was detained by Serbian intelligence officers in May. [ This is an independant clause; so it could stand alone.]
The rest of the sentence in question is connected with a comma. Why is it necessary?
Top answer
Hi, Gen Mladic, 69, was arrested in May and is awaiting trial in The Hague at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). He is accused over the massacre of about 7,500 people at Srebrenica - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II - as well as the 44-month siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, in which 10,000 people died. Earlier this week, Gen Mladic was treated in hospital after his lawyer said he was suffering from pneumonia.
- Hi, Gen Mladic, 69, was arrested in May and is awaiting trial in The Hague at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
- He is accused over the massacre of about 7,500 people at Srebrenica - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II - as well as the 44-month siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, in which 10,000 people died.
- Earlier this week, Gen Mladic was treated in hospital after his lawyer said he was suffering from pneumonia.
- He told the court last week he had suffered from a kidney stone, and his family say he had two strokes during his years on the run from the Hague tribunal.
- In 2006, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic died during the fourth year of his war crimes trial before a verdict could be reached.
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Hi,
Gen Mladic, 69, was arrested in May and is awaiting trial in The Hague at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
He is accused over the massacre of about 7,500 people at Srebrenica - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II - as well as the 44-month siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, in which 10,000 peop
Gen Mladic, 69, was arrested in May and is awaiting trial in The Hague at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
He is accused over the massacre of about 7,500 people at Srebrenica - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II - as well as the 44-month siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, in which 10,000 peop
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Thanks Clive
I understand your point. I thought you would tell me the existence of an adverbial clause.
There is no adverbial clause here. Am I correct?
In a recent post our friend AlpeccaStars taught me about adverbial clauses.
These things are tough.
I understand your point. I thought you would tell me the existence of an adverbial clause.
There is no adverbial clause here. Am I correct?
In a recent post our friend AlpeccaStars taught me about adverbial clauses.
These things are tough.
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I would like to hear from you again.
Will you classify it as an adverbial clause too?
Will you classify it as an adverbial clause too?
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Hi,
I have a hunch that in the following the necessity of the comma arises; because of an adverbial clause.
A career soldier and a fervent nationalist, Gen Mladic inspired passionate devotion among his soldiers.
There's nothing adverbial here. The underlined part is an appositive phrase that p
I have a hunch that in the following the necessity of the comma arises; because of an adverbial clause.
A career soldier and a fervent nationalist, Gen Mladic inspired passionate devotion among his soldiers.
There's nothing adverbial here. The underlined part is an appositive phrase that p
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Hi,
Thanks for the correction. If you want to check all my posts for spelling errors, please go ahead. I try to avoid them, but I don't always succeed.
Clive
Thanks for the correction. If you want to check all my posts for spelling errors, please go ahead. I try to avoid them, but I don't always succeed.
Clive
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Hi,
I've made a correction here, but it doesn't mean I'm going to check all of your posts for any kind of errors.
You don't have to be sarcastic.
Regards
I've made a correction here, but it doesn't mean I'm going to check all of your posts for any kind of errors.
You don't have to be sarcastic.
Regards
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Hi,
It was intended only as light sarcasm, as it seemed a little nit-picky to me.
My apologies if I over-reacted.
Clive
It was intended only as light sarcasm, as it seemed a little nit-picky to me.
My apologies if I over-reacted.
Clive
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