Main clause in this example?
“That treasure lying in its bed of coral, and the corpse of the commander floating sideways on the bridge, were evoked by historians as an emblem of the city drowned in memories.” https://www.amazon.com/Love-Time-Cholera-Oprahs-Book/dp/0307389731?ie=UTF8&keywords=love%20in%20the%20time%20of%20cholera&qid=1465226137&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1
Where is the main clause here?
It also doesn't work when the isolated information is removed.
That treasure lying in its bed of coral were evoked by historians as an emblem of the city drowned in memories.
I'd assume the comma after bridge would be technically wrong?
Top answer
The subject is plural. "That treasure . .
- The subject is plural.
- "That treasure .
- .
- , and the corpse .
- .
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The subject is plural. "That treasure . . . , and the corpse . . . .,"
Yes, the punctuation is not good.
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