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'..., whose voice, though not as melodius, is more sonorous'
1. is whose a dependent marker?
2.'though not as melodius' : what is this? a non essential phrase? Is it a phrase as an adjective then? And are phrases allowed too not have a subject or a verb then?
3. Are the 3 commas in the correct place?
As always thank you
1. is whose a dependent marker?
2.'though not as melodius' : what is this? a non essential phrase? Is it a phrase as an adjective then? And are phrases allowed too not have a subject or a verb then?
3. Are the 3 commas in the correct place?
As always thank you
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'... l' 1. 'though not as melodious ' : what is this?
- '...
- l' 1.
- 'though not as melodious ' : what is this?
- -- Grammatically, yes; semantically, no.
- -- No, it is a clause: 'though [it is] not as melodious'.
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'... whose voice, though not as melodious, is more sonorous...l'
1. is whose a dependent marker?-- Yes
2.'though not as melodious' : what is this? a non-essential phrase?-- Grammatically, yes; semantically, no.
Is it a phrase as an adjective then?-- No, it is a clause: 'though [it is] not as melodious'.
And are phrases allowed
1. is whose a dependent marker?-- Yes
2.'though not as melodious' : what is this? a non-essential phrase?-- Grammatically, yes; semantically, no.
Is it a phrase as an adjective then?-- No, it is a clause: 'though [it is] not as melodious'.
And are phrases allowed
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