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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

ellipsis and coordinating

Hi,

I deeply appreciate advices on the following questions:

1. ' The people have chosen clean politics, an open economy, ethnic harmony, and peaceful corss-straits relations to open their arms to the future.'

do we consider this as having a complex object or
having four suborindating clauses using ellipsis?

2. ' To accomplish this, we can rely on the Consitution to protect human rights, uphold law and order, make justice independent and imparial, and breathe new life into civil society.'

again, I am not sure ellipsis is used here and should I take it as having 4 to-infinitive clauses (or are they just phrases?) making up a complex sentence.

3. ' During that difficult time' -- is this just a prepositional phrase serving as adverbial or is it a subordinating clause because of the marker 'that'?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Faith Tam
  

Top answer

Hello, Faith. 1. a compound object 2.

  • Hello, Faith.
  • 1.
  • a compound object 2.
  • 4 to-infinitive clauses 3.
  • ' During that difficult time' -- This a prepositional phrase.
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Hello, Faith.

1. a compound object
2. 4 to-infinitive clauses

3. ' During that difficult time' -- This a prepositional phrase. 'That' is a demonstrative (adjective).
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