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Panda blue 483 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Type of usage/subordinate clause.

If a man hasn't found something he will die for, he isn't fit to live

If you are someone who likes to read books, this novel is a good representation of the events.


What do we call the contrast here. The second example is clearly a subordinate clause following a main clause. But the first example 'he isn't fit to live' is missing a main subject on its own.

This novel is a good representation of the events - works alone.

He isn't fit to live- needs the extra information. (Say for instance: The man isn't fit to live)



  

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panda blue 483 If a man hasn't found something he will die for, he isn't fit to live. If you are someone who likes to read books, this novel is a good representation of the events. Broadly speaking, the sentences have the same structure.

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  • panda blue 483 If a man hasn't found something he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
  • If you are someone who likes to read books, this novel is a good representation of the events.
  • Broadly speaking, the sentences have the same structure.
  • "he" is the subject of the subordinate clause in the first, and "this novel" in the second.
  • The fact that "he" must be understood as referring to "a man" doesn't matter to the grammar.
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panda blue 483If a man hasn't found something he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
If you are someone who likes to read books, this novel is a good representation of the events.

Broadly speaking, the sentences have the same structure. "he" is the subject of the subordinate clause in the first, and "this novel" in the second. The fact that "he" must be

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panda blue 483The second example is clearly a subordinate clause following a main clause.

You've got it all reversed. The if-clause is always the subordinate clause in these constructions, so both sentences have a subordinate clause followed by a main clause.

panda blue 483What do we call the contrast here.
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