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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Is It A Hole?
Hello,
"Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
This sentence comes from the first page of The Hobbit. I have a few questions. My first question is, are there implied words which are omitted? Should the sentence read, "It was not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells, nor yet was it a dry, bare, sandy hole...?"
My second question is, would the string of words " not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells" be acting as a subject complement for "it?"
My third question is, is "filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells" a compound participle phrase?
"Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
This sentence comes from the first page of The Hobbit. I have a few questions. My first question is, are there implied words which are omitted? Should the sentence read, "It was not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells, nor yet was it a dry, bare, sandy hole...?"
My second question is, would the string of words " not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells" be acting as a subject complement for "it?"
My third question is, is "filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells" a compound participle phrase?
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Anonymous My first question is, are there implied words which are omitted? Yes. " No, it is fine as it is.
- Anonymous My first question is, are there implied words which are omitted?
- Yes.
- " No, it is fine as it is.
- " Yes.
- Anonymous My third question is, is "filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells" a compound participle phrase?
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Anonymous My first question is, are there implied words which are omitted?Yes.
AnonymousShould the sentence read, "It was not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells, nor yet was it a dry, bare, sandy hole...?"No, it is fine as it is.
AnonymousMy second question is, w
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Oh, goodness. I thought that I was logged in when I posted this.
Mister MicawberNo, it is fine as it is.No, I was just wondering how the sentence would read if the implied words were included. So, did I properly include them?
Mister MicawberNo; there is only one participle, acting adjectivally in a non-finite clause.Why w
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BashyboyI was just wondering how the sentence would read if the implied words were included. So, did I properly include them?There is no 'proper inclusion', since the sentence author never omitted anything; however, your paraphrase is a good sentence.
BashyboyWhy wouldn't it be a compound participle phrase? Doesn't the sentence "Having
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Mister MicawberYes, but that is not what you asked about. Please look at your own question above: 'My third question is, is "filled with the ends of worms and oozy smells" a compound participle phrase?'Sorry, I meant to use the sentence "Having routed the enemy and flattened the city, the victors pillaged what they could" contain a compound participle phrase"
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