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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Passive clause
A long time ago when my grandfather was alive our family was driven out of it's home.
Is this sentence one main clause, or can it be split up into individual ones?
thank you
Is this sentence one main clause, or can it be split up into individual ones?
thank you
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Hi, First, tell us what you think. Then we can help you. Best wishes, Clive
- Hi, First, tell us what you think.
- Then we can help you.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
First, tell us what you think. Then we can help you.
Best wishes, Clive
First, tell us what you think. Then we can help you.
Best wishes, Clive
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Well i dont think that you can split it up because i can't find any subordinate conjuntions, however i think it looks right with a comma after alive. Then again, if a comma can go there why doesn't the example have one already?
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Hi,
A long time ago ( when my grandfather was alive ) our family was driven out of it's home.
Is this sentence one main clause, or can it be split up into individual ones?
The pink marks a subordinate clause. It just gives extra information. if you remove it, you can see that the main information is
A long time ago our family was dri
A long time ago ( when my grandfather was alive ) our family was driven out of it's home.
Is this sentence one main clause, or can it be split up into individual ones?
The pink marks a subordinate clause. It just gives extra information. if you remove it, you can see that the main information is
A long time ago our family was dri
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