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raewon
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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: omission of subject SOS |
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A student asked me to explain the structure of the bolded part and asked me why the subject was omitted.
As is usual with his well-crafted stories, the ending takes even the most careful reader by surprise."
Thanks for any help. |
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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: omission of subject SOS |
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| raewon wrote: |
A student asked me to explain the structure of the bolded part and asked me why the subject was omitted.
As is usual with his well-crafted stories, the ending takes even the most careful reader by surprise." |
The bolded part of the sentence you supplied is a subordinate clause called an adverbial clause, specifically a clause of manner. It describes the verb in the main clause. The subject of the adverbial clause you provided is the pronoun As. |
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raewon
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you for your response. I understand your explanation, except for "The subject is As". Isn't the subject being implied in the clause? |
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