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Pructus Posted 13 years ago
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The scarlet letter
A throng of bearded men, in sad-coloured garments and grey steeple-crowned hats, inter-mixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes. (The scarlet letter)
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Hi,
The underlined part, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded"...
Does it modify women?
Or does it modify "A throng of bearded men"?
A general rule in this kind of case is the underlined part should modify "women" not "A throng of bearded men" because "women" is nearer?
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Hi,
The underlined part, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded"...
Does it modify women?
Or does it modify "A throng of bearded men"?
A general rule in this kind of case is the underlined part should modify "women" not "A throng of bearded men" because "women" is nearer?
Top answer
It modifies women (partly because it is nearer, partly because the men have already been described as wearing hats). b. The Scarlet Letter
- It modifies women (partly because it is nearer, partly because the men have already been described as wearing hats).
- b.
- The Scarlet Letter
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It modifies women (partly because it is nearer, partly because the men have already been described as wearing hats).
n.b. The Scarlet Letter
n.b. The Scarlet Letter
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