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Awence Posted 18 years ago
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Sentence strucutre
0 Can somebody please examine this sentence for me. I feel it is hanging. 02 br
01 b 00 For the building of the wall spanned the various dynasties, and each of these dynasties somehow contributed to the refurbishing and the construction of a wall, whose foundations had been laid many centuries ago. 02 b 00 0-
01 b 00 For the building of the wall spanned the various dynasties, and each of these dynasties somehow contributed to the refurbishing and the construction of a wall, whose foundations had been laid many centuries ago. 02 b 00 0-
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0 Hi Awence 02 br 00 The sentence is less than perfect to me as well. It begins with a subordinate clause introduced with a causal 01 i 00 for 02 i 00 and the next clause begins with 01 i 00 and 02 i 00 , a coordinating conjunction. 02 br 00 What's more, if the speaker wants to use an indefinite article (a) with 01 i 00 wall 02 i 00 before the relative clause, the comma should be omitted.
- 0 Hi Awence 02 br 00 The sentence is less than perfect to me as well.
- It begins with a subordinate clause introduced with a causal 01 i 00 for 02 i 00 and the next clause begins with 01 i 00 and 02 i 00 , a coordinating conjunction.
- 02 br 00 What's more, if the speaker wants to use an indefinite article (a) with 01 i 00 wall 02 i 00 before the relative clause, the comma should be omitted.
- Using 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 is justified by the relative clause, though.
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0 Hi Awence 02 br
00 The sentence is less than perfect to me as well. It begins with a subordinate clause introduced with a causal 01 i 00 for 02 i 00 and the next clause begins with 01 i 00 and 02 i 00 , a coordinating conjunction. After these comes yet another subordinate clause, a relative clause introduced by 01 i 00 whose. 02 i 00 Th
00 The sentence is less than perfect to me as well. It begins with a subordinate clause introduced with a causal 01 i 00 for 02 i 00 and the next clause begins with 01 i 00 and 02 i 00 , a coordinating conjunction. After these comes yet another subordinate clause, a relative clause introduced by 01 i 00 whose. 02 i 00 Th
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0 I could see the sentence work only 01 b 00 after 02 b 00 something like this: 02 br
01 b 01 font 00 No, I think you're wrong, this wall wasn't built by a single dynasty. 02 font 00 For [offering a motivation why I feel your argument is wrong] the building of the wall spanned 01 font 00 several 02 font
01 b 01 font 00 No, I think you're wrong, this wall wasn't built by a single dynasty. 02 font 00 For [offering a motivation why I feel your argument is wrong] the building of the wall spanned 01 font 00 several 02 font
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