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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

He knows not

He knows not of the generosity she, having once had, is now without, for like John, she too is a miser, who is deemed by me, and indeed has been deemed by you, as being that which is most spurned, namely a thief of a knavish sort.

Does it make sense teachers?
  

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Yes, but it is difficult to follow.

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  • Yes, but it is difficult to follow.
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Yes, but it is difficult to follow.
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The meaning is not important, the grammar is important.

Is the structure correct?
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I wouldn't expect many sales of a book written in this style today. Emotion: wink
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Admittedly, I had to read it three times to understand what's meant. It is syntactically an ill-formed piece of writing.
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What does make it ill-formed?
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AnonymousDoes it make sense teachers?
I'll let Gertrude Stein answer for me in this case. Emphasis mine.

Supposing a certain time selected is assured, suppose it is even necessary, suppose no other extract is permitted and no more handling is needed, suppose the rest of the message is mixed with a very long slender needle and even if it could be any
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AnonymousWhat does make it ill-formed?
Virtually everything after 'He'.
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fivejedjon AnonymousWhat does make it ill-formed?Virtually everything after 'He'.
You are good, 5jj!
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I have moments. (Assault on Precinct 13, 1976)
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