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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Skilled writers

"The past perfect is not used simply to describe something that happened some time ago or to give a past reason for a present situation."

Does 'or' mean something similar to 'but also' here? Otherwise I can't comprehend this sentence. If 'or' really means 'or,' then isn't the sentence incomplete?

He pities his parents when they speak to him this way, (and) for having no experience of being young and in love.

Would you include the 'and' in brackets? Why? The original did not.

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after the night and spring comes after winter.



What are the underlined words in apposition to?



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1-- The idea is not completed, but the sentence is fine. 2-- It sounds like literature; creative writers can be creative. 3-- the repeated refrains of nature

— Mister Micawber

  • 1-- The idea is not completed, but the sentence is fine.
  • 2-- It sounds like literature; creative writers can be creative.
  • 3-- the repeated refrains of nature
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1-- The idea is not completed, but the sentence is fine.
2-- It sounds like literature; creative writers can be creative.
3-- the repeated refrains of nature
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Thanks.

So, in 1, you are not saying it is an incomplete sentence but a incomplete idea, right? In other words, the sentence is grammatical..
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