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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The analyses of a text #1
The narrator recalls his childhood.
He was forced to work for his own living for Mr. Murdstone's friend Mr. Quinion at London by his stepfather Mr. Murdstone.
When the protagonist started to run away to his grand aunt Miss Betsey, he was robbed his money and box by a porter and then he abandoned pursuing him after a long distance pursuit.
At last, he arrived his grand aunt's place after a long and rough traveling.
He said his own story to his aunt and her friend Mr. Dick, and then he slept in the attic room."
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My spirits sank under these words, and I became very downcast and heavy of heart. My aunt, without appearing to take much heed of me, put on coarse apron with a bib, which she took out of the press, washed up the teacups with her own hands, and, when everything was washed and set in the tray again, and the clothe folded and put on the top of the whole, rang for Janet to remove it. She next swept up the crumbs with a little broom (putting on a pair of gloves first), until there did not appear to be one microscopic speck left on the carpet, next dusted and arranged the room, which was dusted and arranged to a hair's-breadth already. When all these tasks were performed to her satisfaction, she took off the gloves and apron, folded them up, put them in the particular corner of the press from which they had been taken, brought out her work-box to her own table in the open window, and sat down, with the green fan between her and the light, to work.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "heart" plays the role of the subject of "heavy."
2. I'd like to know if the whole refers to "teacups" and "clothe" does to "apron."
3. I'd like to know what "it" refers to.
4. I'd like to know "in the open window" modifies "her work-box."
5. And I'd like to know if "to work" means "and she worked."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He was forced to work for his own living for Mr. Murdstone's friend Mr. Quinion at London by his stepfather Mr. Murdstone.
When the protagonist started to run away to his grand aunt Miss Betsey, he was robbed his money and box by a porter and then he abandoned pursuing him after a long distance pursuit.
At last, he arrived his grand aunt's place after a long and rough traveling.
He said his own story to his aunt and her friend Mr. Dick, and then he slept in the attic room."
....................
My spirits sank under these words, and I became very downcast and heavy of heart. My aunt, without appearing to take much heed of me, put on coarse apron with a bib, which she took out of the press, washed up the teacups with her own hands, and, when everything was washed and set in the tray again, and the clothe folded and put on the top of the whole, rang for Janet to remove it. She next swept up the crumbs with a little broom (putting on a pair of gloves first), until there did not appear to be one microscopic speck left on the carpet, next dusted and arranged the room, which was dusted and arranged to a hair's-breadth already. When all these tasks were performed to her satisfaction, she took off the gloves and apron, folded them up, put them in the particular corner of the press from which they had been taken, brought out her work-box to her own table in the open window, and sat down, with the green fan between her and the light, to work.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "heart" plays the role of the subject of "heavy."
2. I'd like to know if the whole refers to "teacups" and "clothe" does to "apron."
3. I'd like to know what "it" refers to.
4. I'd like to know "in the open window" modifies "her work-box."
5. And I'd like to know if "to work" means "and she worked."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1. " You need to straighten out your grammar terms. 'Role' is not one of them, as I have told you before.
- park sang joon 1.
- " You need to straighten out your grammar terms.
- 'Role' is not one of them, as I have told you before.
- The subject of the clause is 'I'.
- 'Heart' is the object of the preposition 'heavy'.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know if "heart" plays the role of the subject of "heavy."You need to straighten out your grammar terms. 'Role' is not one of them, as I have told you before. The subject of the clause is 'I'. 'Heart' is the object of the preposition 'heavy'. The structure is an old one. little used today.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your so very kind answer. 
You need to straighten out your grammar terms. 'Role' is not
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park sang joonThen I was wondering what phrase I should have to use in "play the role of."Frankly, I don't know what you mean by it. If I have answered your question above appropriately, then use the terms I used there.
park sang joonI can't imagine "her own table in the open window."So I was wondering if "in" means "on" here.
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