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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The Technical Term for Parenthetical Section of a Sentence

That is not true (at least not for me) and I resent that.

What is the technical name for that clause within the brackets?

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" Snarf That is not true (at least not for me) and I resent that. Your example does not show a clause , in the traditional sense.

— Avangi

  • " Snarf That is not true (at least not for me) and I resent that.
  • Your example does not show a clause , in the traditional sense.
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I used to hear "parenthetical expression." Sometime, "parenthetical phrase."
SnarfThat is not true (at least not for me) and I resent that.
Your example does not show a clause, in the traditional sense.
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AvangiYour example does not show a clause, in the traditional sense.
Not even a dependent one?
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SnarfNot even a dependent one?
There's no verb! There's not even a verbal!
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So what is it, then?
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SnarfSo what is it, then?
That is not true (at least not for me) ...


I'd call it a highly elliptical clause, both the subject and predicate being omitted: at least it is not true for me


CJ
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