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The family moved to a council estate in England, his stepfather being a shop steward at a Power Station.
The explorer carried through the snow, his team keeping pace at his side..
Are these noun phrases ?
He vowed to make her happy, not in this life, but in the next.
Is the comma needed before but. It's not joining an independent sentence, but they're is a distinct contrast?
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panda blue 483 Are these noun phrases ? No. These are a kind of non-finite clause/phrase termed an "absolute" clause/phrase.
- panda blue 483 Are these noun phrases ?
- No.
- These are a kind of non-finite clause/phrase termed an "absolute" clause/phrase.
- panda blue 483 He vowed to make her happy, not in this life, but in the next.
- Is the comma needed before but I would accept that sentence with or without the second comma.
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panda blue 483Are these noun phrases ?
No. These are a kind of non-finite clause/phrase termed an "absolute" clause/phrase.
panda blue 483He vowed to make her happy, not in this life, but in the next.
Is the comma needed before but
I would accept that sentence with or without the second comma. Personally I woul
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