Detachment

The parts of structures are called detached if by some specific consideration of the writer one of the secondary parts of the sentence is placed so that it seems formally…

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The Problem of Parenthesis in English Theoretical Grammar

The problem of differentiation between Parenthesis, Apposition and Detachment in Linguistics It is generally recognized that Parenthesis (plural: parentheses; which comes from Greek, words meaning "alongside of" and "to place")…

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Conclusion

The point of view that English punctuation is not stable is widely spread. But a detailed analysis can prove that in most cases the punctuation is rather fixed. However, there…

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Introduction

The diploma paper sets out to explore parenthesis, a qualifying, explanatory, or appositive word, phrase, clause, or sentence that interrupts a syntactical construction without otherwise affecting it, having often a…

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Punctuation marks for other semantic and syntactic purposes

Introductory sentences and clauses are marked off by dashes, or brackets in case of weaker connection, to denote an explanatory, detached, additional character, pauses and lowered voice: "Then we thought…

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Punctuation marks in sentences including subordination and co-ordination

Like a compound sentence, a compound sentence including subordination may have a comma, a semicolon, a colon, or a dash between the independent clauses, which may be linked by a…

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Punctuation mark in the complex sentence

A subject clause, like the subject of a simple sentence, is not divided by any punctuation mark from the rest of the sentence, being closely connected with it, since this…

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Punctuation marks in the compound sentence

The independent clauses of a compound sentence joined asyndetically are divided by a comma to denote a brief pause, falling tone, and often enumeration of closely connected actions. The copulative…

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Punctuation marks for independent elements

An interjection is usually followed by an exclamation mark to denote great emotion: pain, anger, astonishment, acute distress, joy or delight; or several of these feelings combined. In case of…

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Punctuation marks for the secondary parts of the sentence

An object, being closely connected with the prediĀ­cate of the sentence (or with some verbal), is not set off by any punctuation mark: "He was doing a lot of harm".…

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