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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The Same but different in role verbs in two coordinate clauses
The following is of my own making.
New characters made considerably positive changes for the drama and its continuation possible.
I'd like to know whether in a sentence consisting two coordinate clauses, when the verb in the former clause plays a different role from the same verb of the latter I can omit the verb in the latter, as in my example.
Thank you in advance for your help.
New characters made considerably positive changes for the drama and its continuation possible.
I'd like to know whether in a sentence consisting two coordinate clauses, when the verb in the former clause plays a different role from the same verb of the latter I can omit the verb in the latter, as in my example.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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Yes. What you have is a compound object of "made": The characters made 1) positive changes and 2) a possible continuation: changes /------------- characters | made| & \--------------- continuation But look what you've done to your reader, who can parse your sentence thinking that there is a compound object of the preposition "fo"r: The characters made changes for 1) the drama and 2) for the continuation: characters | made | changes drama \ /-------------- \for -----------| & \---------------- continuation Until of course, such a reader runs into the word "possible" in a position that makes the second parsing the wrong one.
- Yes.
- What you have is a compound object of "made": The characters made 1) positive changes and 2) a possible continuation: changes /------------- characters | made| & \--------------- continuation But look what you've done to your reader, who can parse your sentence thinking that there is a compound object of the preposition "fo"r: The characters made changes for 1) the drama and 2) for the continuation: characters | made | changes drama \ /-------------- \for -----------| & \---------------- continuation Until of course, such a reader runs into the word "possible" in a position that makes the second parsing the wrong one.
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Yes. What you have is a compound object of "made": The characters made 1) positive changes and 2) a possible continuation:
changes
/-------------
characters | made| &
\---------------
continuation
But look what you've done to your reader, w
changes
/-------------
characters | made| &
\---------------
continuation
But look what you've done to your reader, w
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Thank you, deadrat, for your very elaborate answer. 
I'd
But look what you've done to your reader,
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Alas, the white space was not preserved in my diagrams, so I fear they were confusing rather than helpful. I hope the words made clear what I meant.
I suppose the "look (what clause)" is a bit informal. You could also say "look at," which as you noted, you have to do with simple objects.
It's not so much that your readers will be confused. Your sentence is grammatical and its
I suppose the "look (what clause)" is a bit informal. You could also say "look at," which as you noted, you have to do with simple objects.
It's not so much that your readers will be confused. Your sentence is grammatical and its
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