Direct address
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 592.
Interjection
Detached parts of the sentence.
Exercise 11.3. Point out the detached parts of the sentence.
1. Now their laughter joined together, seized each other and held close, harmoniously, intertwined through each other's fabric and substance. 2. Huckleberry Finn was there, with his dead cat. 3. We reached the station, with only a minute or two to spare. 4. Blind and almost senseless, like a bird caught in a snare, he still heard the sharp slam of the door. 5. As he strode along he was conscious, within himself, of a deep, pervading sense of power. 6. With his hands by his sides, he strolled very slowly and inconspicuously, down the border. 7. One summer, during a brief vacation at Knocke, his visit had come to the notice of Harrington Brande. 8. We are very poor, señor, with many mouths to feed, and these fish would make a good meal for us. 9. Unbelievingly, his eyes fixed, lips tightly compressed, Brande stared at the advancing youth. 10. He remembered her brave and hardy, with a small-boned eager face, enriched with weather and living. 11. The girls had met and were strolling, arm in arm, through the rose arbor.
Independent elements of the sentence:
3. 3. parenthesis:
· · modal words (indeed, perhaps, actually, etc.)
· · adverbs-transitions (firstly, secondly, thus, anyway, still, besides, etc.)
· · prepositional phrases (in short, in my opinion, on the other hand, etc.)
· · infinitive and participial phrases (to begin with, frankly speaking, etc.)
Exercise 11.4. Point out all the independent elements and say what they are expressed by.
1. In the morning, however, there was a comforting excitement in leaving the train. 2. Maybe, after all, there was something in that wild idea of Albertine's. 3. They gave him, in fact, a pleasant feeling of vicarious fatherhood. 4. Nicholas, unfortunately, had passed an unquiet night. 5. Nevertheless, despite this reasoning there remained in his breast that strange sense of jealousy. 6. How fortunate to have such a reliable couple in the house. Naturally, he counted on the Burtons as an official standby. 7. I am a human being, señor, and must take advantage of my opportunities. Frankly, l am accustomed to good wine. 8. He was surprised, evidently, to find Sally so much at home and bustling about like that. 9. She was quite unconcerned, as a matter of fact, about being left alone in the camp. 10. Perhaps, her colonial upbringing had something to do with it. 11. It was still too early for his ride, but he did not go back to bed, he wasn't deeply worried, to be sure, but he knew that he wouldn't be able to sleep.
Use commas in a simple sentence for:
Þ Þ Long introductory adverbial word group:
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