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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
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Despite its studied frivolity, the novel is concerned with a very interesting subject. It is true that one may read half the book, with much pleasure and some impatience, before this becomes clear, but on page 158 precisely, the author drops her enigmatic allusions for long enough to tell us, plainly, that she is writing about money.
I have had a hard time in interpreting these sentences for a while, but I have the things I can't understand.
So I'd like to check with you whether my interpretation is correct and ask you what I don't understand.
1) The pronoun 'this' indicates "the novel is concerned with a very interesting subject"; am I right?
2) Why is some part of 'but' clause introducing the new clause enclosed by commas?
3) I think "time" is omitted before "long"; I think it is possible because grammar books say we can omit a noun modified by a adjective in an idiomatic expression if we can suppose the noun omitted.; am I right?
4) The phrase "for long enough to tell us" don't look to me like adjectival phrase which can modify "allusions."
So even though it is impossible, I think "she holds" is omitted after "allusions." ; what do you think of this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
I have had a hard time in interpreting these sentences for a while, but I have the things I can't understand.
So I'd like to check with you whether my interpretation is correct and ask you what I don't understand.
1) The pronoun 'this' indicates "the novel is concerned with a very interesting subject"; am I right?
2) Why is some part of 'but' clause introducing the new clause enclosed by commas?
3) I think "time" is omitted before "long"; I think it is possible because grammar books say we can omit a noun modified by a adjective in an idiomatic expression if we can suppose the noun omitted.; am I right?
4) The phrase "for long enough to tell us" don't look to me like adjectival phrase which can modify "allusions."
So even though it is impossible, I think "she holds" is omitted after "allusions." ; what do you think of this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon 1) The pronoun 'this' indicates "the novel is concerned with a very interesting subject"; am I right? Yes. park sang joon 2) Why is some part of 'but' clause introducing the new clause enclosed by commas?
- park sang joon 1) The pronoun 'this' indicates "the novel is concerned with a very interesting subject"; am I right?
- Yes.
- park sang joon 2) Why is some part of 'but' clause introducing the new clause enclosed by commas?
- I would set off the prepositional phrase with commas: but , on page 158 precisely , It is the way speakers would pause when saying it.
- ; am I right?
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park sang joon1) The pronoun 'this' indicates "the novel is concerned with a very interesting subject"; am I right?Yes.
park sang joon2) Why is some part of 'but' clause introducing the new clause enclosed by commas?I would set off the prepositional phrase with commas: but , on page 158 precisely,
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[the author drops her enigmatic allusions (after) for long enough to tell us, plainly, that she is writing about money.]
The phrase is adverbial, describing us how long she dropped her "frivolous" writing and got to the real content.
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park sang joonBy any chance, Do you think "after" is omitted before "for long enough"?No.
On page 158 the author stops writing in her enigmatic way, and starts writing plainly. Perhaps this length is for one paragraph, perhaps for half a page. But that length of writing is sufficient for the reader to understand her real topic: money.
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On page 158 the author stops writing in her enigmatic way, a
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