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"In recent years, as technical diving (a form of scuba that usually involves breathing special gas mixtures) has become more fashionable, Omar has witnessed a rise in the rate of fatalities." (The Guardian.)
Is In recent years, (...) Omar has witnessed a rise in the rate of fatalities a main clause in the sentence above? Or is In recent years an adjunct thus not included into the main clause?
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) Omar has witnessed a rise in the rate of fatalities a main clause in the sentence above? Or is In recent years an adjunct thus not included into the main clause? In my grammar, everything in a sentence must belong to one clause or another, and since the adverb phrase is certainly not part of the subordinate clause here, it must be part of the main clause.
- ) Omar has witnessed a rise in the rate of fatalities a main clause in the sentence above?
- Or is In recent years an adjunct thus not included into the main clause?
- In my grammar, everything in a sentence must belong to one clause or another, and since the adverb phrase is certainly not part of the subordinate clause here, it must be part of the main clause.
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anonymousIs In recent years, (...) Omar has witnessed a rise in the rate of fatalities a main clause in the sentence above? Or is In recent years an adjunct thus not included into the main clause?
In my grammar, everything in a sentence must belong to one clause or another, and since the adverb phrase is certainly not part of the subordinate clause here, it
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