Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 2 AIL 0111 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Reading a Suspended Sentence
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The idea
Skim forward for the first finite verb that has no conjunction tying it to a previous clause. That is the main verb. Then read back to see what the preceding material was doing. The method works on prose as reliably as on verse.
In practice
Skim forward, then read back.
Where people slip
The first verb seen may be subordinate.
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