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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is this an example of a nonrestrictive clause?

After a few more hours of searching, and thinking about possible explanations to the paradox, Martin finally withdrew his shank and headed out the door.
  

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There are many approaches to grammar. In mine and thinking about possible explanations to the paradox is not a clause because it has no finite verb. The part in italics together with after and without and is a temporal clause equivalent.

— Cool Breeze

  • There are many approaches to grammar.
  • In mine and thinking about possible explanations to the paradox is not a clause because it has no finite verb.
  • The part in italics together with after and without and is a temporal clause equivalent.
  • The full sentence would read: After Martin had searched (for) a few more hours and thought about possible explanations to the paradox, he finally withdrew his shank and headed out the door.
  • CB
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There are many approaches to grammar. In mine and thinking about possible explanations to the paradox is not a clause because it has no finite verb. The part in italics together with after and without and is a temporal clause equivalent. The full sentence would read:

After Martin had searched (for) a few more hours and thought about possible explanations to
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Hi,

After a few more hours of searching, and thinking about possible explanations to the paradox, Martin finally withdrew his shank and headed out the door.

By the definition I was taught, this is not a clause. Nor do I see anything non-restrictive about it.

I would consider something like this an example of a non-restrictive clause.
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