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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
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And then the first shots spattered, the tun tun tun of the AK-74s--theirs and ours.
Eight small pieces of the shrapnel smashed into my legs below the knees--five in one leg, and three in the other.
1. Name the phrase in green and how it functions/what it modifies in the sentence.
2. Name the turquoise phrase and how it functions/what it modifies in the sentence.
3. Same question for purple.
Cheers,
Eng
Eight small pieces of the shrapnel smashed into my legs below the knees--five in one leg, and three in the other.
1. Name the phrase in green and how it functions/what it modifies in the sentence.
2. Name the turquoise phrase and how it functions/what it modifies in the sentence.
3. Same question for purple.
Cheers,
Eng
Top answer
Hi, This is a fragmentary utterance that is not strictly in the format of a sentence. We often speak in such a way. Clive
- Hi, This is a fragmentary utterance that is not strictly in the format of a sentence.
- We often speak in such a way.
- Clive
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Hi,
This is a fragmentary utterance that is not strictly in the format of a sentence.
We often speak in such a way.
Clive
This is a fragmentary utterance that is not strictly in the format of a sentence.
We often speak in such a way.
Clive
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Hi Clive,
I figured this may be the case. However, quite often fragmentary untterances seem to have a name of some sort. For example, absolute phrases you could argue are fragmentary utterances, couldn't you--some of them anyway?
What is it that separates a formatted sentece from a fragmentary utterance? If we utter nonsense enough, surely it will eventually be standard and quite
I figured this may be the case. However, quite often fragmentary untterances seem to have a name of some sort. For example, absolute phrases you could argue are fragmentary utterances, couldn't you--some of them anyway?
What is it that separates a formatted sentece from a fragmentary utterance? If we utter nonsense enough, surely it will eventually be standard and quite
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Hi,
I suppose you could define. A fragment as a sentence that is incomplete. In some way.
I suppose you could define. A fragment as a sentence that is incomplete. In some way.
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