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Silak12 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Tha of the slowest car?

Hi, everyone.

Could you help me understand the following sentence grammatically?

Is "that of the slowest car in the procession" describing the word "pace"?

Why is comma used before" that....."?

Can the semi-colons be replaced with a comma and and (, and )?

This pursuit is conducted by all at a uniform pace, that of the slowest car in the procession; it is impossible to see the road for the cars, or the scenery, since looking aside would cause an accident; all the occupants of all the cars are absorbed in the desire to pass other cars, which they cannot do on account of the crowd; if their minds wander from this preoccupation, as will happen occasionally to those who are not themselves driving, unutterable boredom seizes upon them and stamps their features with trivial discontent.

Source: http://russell-j.com/beginner/COH-TEXT.HTM

Thanks!

  

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"? The words 'that of the slowest car in the process are in apposition to 'uniform pace'. Commas are normally used before appositives.

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  • "?
  • The words 'that of the slowest car in the process are in apposition to 'uniform pace'.
  • Commas are normally used before appositives.
  • silak12 Can the semi-colons be replaced with a comma and and (, and )?
  • You'd have a rather breathless sentence if you did that.
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silak12Why is a comma used before" that....."?

The words 'that of the slowest car in the process are in apposition to 'uniform pace'. Commas are normally used before appositives.

silak12Can the semi-colons be replaced with a comma and and (, and )?

You'd have a rather breathless sentence if you did th

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silak12This pursuit is conducted by all at a uniform pace, that of the slowest car in the procession

Consider the paraphrase below and it may help you to understand it:

This pursuit is conducted by all at a uniform pace, namely, the pace of the slowest car in the procession

silak12understand ... grammat
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