What is the grammar term for this usage? Equal parts?
Jon Snow was staring at him, a look equal parts horror and fascination.
Hi, dear teachers. I know "equal parts" can mean "something has some characteristics in equal amounts and here it means "he looked both horrified and fascinated". But I don't know what the grammar phenomenon it is to use "equal parts". What is the grammar term for this usage? Can I view "equal parts" as a "synthetic adverbial phrase"?
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I suggest that it is a verbless relative clause: Jon Snow was staring at him, a look [that was] equal parts horror and fascination . zuotengdazuo a "synthetic adverbial phrase"? On the other hand, I don't know what that is.
- I suggest that it is a verbless relative clause: Jon Snow was staring at him, a look [that was] equal parts horror and fascination .
- zuotengdazuo a "synthetic adverbial phrase"?
- On the other hand, I don't know what that is.
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I suggest that it is a verbless relative clause:
Jon Snow was staring at him, a look [that was] equal parts horror and fascination.
zuotengdazuoa "synthetic adverbial phrase"?
On the other hand, I don't know what that is.
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