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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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Someone unknown contacted the protagonist through telepathy, who tried to discover the unknown's intention, using questions and suggestions.
Now the unknown says by telepathy.
Your offer is, of course, a trick, came to me then. For your are not a fool. Still, I grant your courage, to address the unknown as you do. You do not know what you face, yet you await it. You even invite it.
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I think "it" indicating the former clause is missing before "came."
If so, I'd like to know why it is possible.
And I'd like to know the underlined to-infinitive phrase represents a cause, showing a surprise.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Now the unknown says by telepathy.
Your offer is, of course, a trick, came to me then. For your are not a fool. Still, I grant your courage, to address the unknown as you do. You do not know what you face, yet you await it. You even invite it.
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I think "it" indicating the former clause is missing before "came."
If so, I'd like to know why it is possible.
And I'd like to know the underlined to-infinitive phrase represents a cause, showing a surprise.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
The first sentence is not correct English. Some words seem to be missing. ", though I am not certain.
- The first sentence is not correct English.
- Some words seem to be missing.
- ", though I am not certain.
- Inserting "it" does not fix it, except at a considerable stretch, in my view (unless a new sentence is started at "It", I suppose).
- "to address the unknown as you do" appears to modify "courage", describing what the courage is directed towards, though the comma seems debatable.
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The first sentence is not correct English. Some words seem to be missing. It appears as if it should mean "The fact that your offer is ...", though I am not certain. Inserting "it" does not fix it, except at a considerable stretch, in my view (unless a new sentence is started at "It", I suppose).
"to address the unknown as you do" appears to modify "courage", describing what the co
"to address the unknown as you do" appears to modify "courage", describing what the co
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