Parenthesis or reduction of a relative clause
Arya padded down the alley, balanced lightly on the balls of her bare feet, listening to the flutter of her heart, breathing slow deep breaths.
Hi, dear teachers. I am wondering if the underlined part is a parenthesis or a reduction of "who was balanced light on the balls of her bare feet"?
Please let me know which one it is?
Thank you.
Top answer
Arya padded down the alley, balanced lightly on the ***** of her bare feet , listening to the flutter of her heart, breathing slow deep breaths . No, it's not some form of relative clause, but a past-participial clause functioning as a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about Arya.
- Arya padded down the alley, balanced lightly on the ***** of her bare feet , listening to the flutter of her heart, breathing slow deep breaths .
- No, it's not some form of relative clause, but a past-participial clause functioning as a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about Arya.
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Arya padded down the alley, balanced lightly on the ***** of her bare feet, listening to the flutter of her heart, breathing slow deep breaths.
No, it's not some form of relative clause, but a past-participial clause functioning as a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about Arya.
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