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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Please help me analyze the sentence again
0 "Gutman argues convincingly that the stability of the Black family encouraged the transmission of 01 del 00 and so was crucial in sustaining 02 del 00 the Black heritage of folklore,music,and religious expression from one generation to another,a heritage that slaves were continually fashioning out of their African and American experiences." 02 br
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00 I know what the sentence means. But I don't get the last part "a heritage that slaves were continually fashioning out of their African and American experiences". It kind of makes me wonder if this sentence is a complete one. So, what kind of words were left out here? Could you please help me point them out to make the sentence completed? 0-
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00 I know what the sentence means. But I don't get the last part "a heritage that slaves were continually fashioning out of their African and American experiences". It kind of makes me wonder if this sentence is a complete one. So, what kind of words were left out here? Could you please help me point them out to make the sentence completed? 0-
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0 Hello Jeff 02 br 02 br 00 The last part gives you some additional information about the preceding 'heritage'. " 02 br 02 br 00 MrP 0-
- 0 Hello Jeff 02 br 02 br 00 The last part gives you some additional information about the preceding 'heritage'.
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0 Hello Jeff 02 br
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00 The last part gives you some additional information about the preceding 'heritage'. You could rewrite it thus: 02 br
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00 "Gutman argues convincingly that the stability of the Black family encouraged the transmission of - and so was crucial in sustaining - the Black heritage of folklore, music, and religious expression from one g
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00 The last part gives you some additional information about the preceding 'heritage'. You could rewrite it thus: 02 br
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00 "Gutman argues convincingly that the stability of the Black family encouraged the transmission of - and so was crucial in sustaining - the Black heritage of folklore, music, and religious expression from one g
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0 Even though the structure of the sentence is rather awkward, I believe that it is grammatically correct. If I am not mistaken, there are TWO parenthetical clauses in the sentence, 02 br
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00 ii) "a heritage that slaves were continually fashioning out of their African and American experien
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0 Hello Temico 02 br
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00 I would happily subscribe to your 'parenthetical' analysis. 02 br
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00 MrP 0-
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00 I would happily subscribe to your 'parenthetical' analysis. 02 br
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0 Thanks Temico and MrP. 05 0 00 Now I got it. 02 br
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00 I just didn't notice "the Black heritage" there, and "a heritage that..." refers back to it. 010id 1
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00 I just didn't notice "the Black heritage" there, and "a heritage that..." refers back to it. 010id 1
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