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Grammar introductory phrase - help
Hi! all
I was wondering if you could help me with the analysis of the following sentence.
Seven hours after the bombing, the acrid smell of smoke still hung thick in the air.
1. In the phrase, "Hours after the bombing", is "after the bombing" serving as a prepositional phrase? or is "after" a conjunction (unlikely i think)
2. Now what is the function of "Hours after the bombing"? Does it modify "the acrid smell"? To me, it looks like the "Seven hours after the bombing" is an ellipsis form of "Even Seven hours after the bombing"... but it is still not a clause...
I am just beginning to analyse sentences, and help is much appreciated.
Regards Nemo
I was wondering if you could help me with the analysis of the following sentence.
Seven hours after the bombing, the acrid smell of smoke still hung thick in the air.
1. In the phrase, "Hours after the bombing", is "after the bombing" serving as a prepositional phrase? or is "after" a conjunction (unlikely i think)
2. Now what is the function of "Hours after the bombing"? Does it modify "the acrid smell"? To me, it looks like the "Seven hours after the bombing" is an ellipsis form of "Even Seven hours after the bombing"... but it is still not a clause...
I am just beginning to analyse sentences, and help is much appreciated.
Regards Nemo
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usage on 5 Aug 2003 21:04:40 -0700 (Email Removed) (Nemo) posted: [nq:1]Hi! all I was wondering if you could help me with the analysis of the following sentence. Seven hours after ...
- usage on 5 Aug 2003 21:04:40 -0700 (Email Removed) (Nemo) posted: [nq:1]Hi!
- all I was wondering if you could help me with the analysis of the following sentence.
- Seven hours after ...
- after the bombing", is "after the bombing" serving as a prepositional phrase?
- or is "after" a conjunction (unlikely i think)[/nq] and you're right.
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In alt.english.usage on 5 Aug 2003 21:04:40 -0700 (Email Removed) (Nemo) posted:
[nq:1]Hi! all I was wondering if you could help me with the analysis of the following sentence. Seven hours after ... after the bombing", is "after the bombing" serving as a prepositional phrase? or is "after" a conjunction (unlikely i think)[/nq]
and you're right. It's a prepositional phrase.
[nq:1]2. No
[nq:1]Hi! all I was wondering if you could help me with the analysis of the following sentence. Seven hours after ... after the bombing", is "after the bombing" serving as a prepositional phrase? or is "after" a conjunction (unlikely i think)[/nq]
and you're right. It's a prepositional phrase.
[nq:1]2. No
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[nq:1]Seven hours after the bombing, the acrid smell of smoke still hung thick in the air. 1. In the phrase, ... ..." would be somewhat redundant because "still" already conveys a similar meaning, but would do fine if "still" were omitted.[/nq]
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Thanks for your reply.
Since, "Hours after the bombing" is a noun phrase, how can we tell that it is not an 'absolute phrase' modifying the main clause? ( I understand that an absolute phrase, usually, has a noun + participle form, which is not the case here) How can we tell that it modifies the nonfinite verb "hung"?
[nq:2]2. Now what is the function of "Hours after the ... after th
Since, "Hours after the bombing" is a noun phrase, how can we tell that it is not an 'absolute phrase' modifying the main clause? ( I understand that an absolute phrase, usually, has a noun + participle form, which is not the case here) How can we tell that it modifies the nonfinite verb "hung"?
[nq:2]2. Now what is the function of "Hours after the ... after th
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