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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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Julia was the protagonist's ex-girlfriend dead now.

Vinta had stirred a few sunken memories to the surface.
It was later on, when we we weren't seeing much of each other . . . .
I'd met Julia fist in Computer Science course I was taking. We'd started seeing each other occasionally, just coffee after
class and like that, at first. Then more and more frequently, and pretty soon it was serious.
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I think 'when" is a non-restrictive relative adverb here.
If so, I'd like to know an antecedent of "when."
And I'd like to know if "it became" is omitted after "then."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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" No. There is a series of frequency expressions: occasionally, frequently, and (implied) constantly.

— AlpheccaStars

  • " No.
  • There is a series of frequency expressions: occasionally, frequently, and (implied) constantly.
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park sang joonIf so, I'd like to know an antecedent of "when."
"later on"
park sang joonAnd I'd like to know if "it became" is omitted after "then."
No.

There is a series of frequency expressions: occasionally, frequently, and (implied) constantly.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars, for yet another very kind answer from you. Emotion: smile
I thought an antecedent should be a noun or a noun equival
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park sang joonI thought an antecedent should be a noun or a noun equivalent.
"when" is adverbial, so its antecedent ("later") is also adverbial.
The explanatory clause has the same status as the antecedent.

Temporal: ... later on, when we had assembled in the main hall, ...
Locative: ... over there, where Fred and Lucy had left thei
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Thank you, Mr.Jim for your so kind and very helpful answer. Emotion: smile
I'm so sorry for my poor unders
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park sang joonIt was Monday, when he met her. Then, how about the sentence above?
No comma. It was Monday when he met her.

Here Monday is a noun, so your question about a noun antecedent doesn't seem to apply. Consequently, I'm not sure what puzzles you about this case.
park sang joonI can't understand some of y
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CalifJimNo comma. It was Monday when he met her.
That would be the defining clause, but do you not think a non-defining clause with a comma is also possible?
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It is a cleft sentence. I'd say It was on Monday that he met her.
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GPYThat would be the defining clause, but do you not think a non-defining clause with a comma is also possible?
No, I don't think the comma is possible in that isolated sentence — unless you've come up with a scenario in which it works.

As it stands it's a modified cleft construction, and they never have commas.

He met her Monday > It w
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CalifJimNo, I don't think the comma is possible in that isolated sentence — unless you've come up with a scenario in which it works.
For example:

He remembered that day well. It was Monday, when he met her.

meaning "It was Monday, the day that he met her".

I think this is feasible, just about.
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GPYI think this is feasible, just about.
Mmm. I suppose it is. Still, it's not the first interpretation that comes to mind for me.

CJ
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