Here is the only explanation of "unreduced" I can find. Scroll all the way down:
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~pjustice/barry11.pdf
(needs Adobe Acrobat reader)
According to that explanation and the examples, I'd say that a and b have unreduced compound clauses, but not c, d, or e.
Do you see it? Can you explain it?
1.Which of the following sentences have (unreduced) compound clauses? Briefly explain your answer.
a.I like cities with parks and public sculptures.
b.Everyday he either burns the toast or overcooks the eggs.
c.Neither does he drink nor does he swear.
d.Chris keeps calling Pat, but Pat won’t respond.
e.Not only do they work on Sundays, but they also work on Christmas.
I'm not sure what is meant by "unreduced" but I would like to think that (a) (b) and (c) are unreduced. Am I correct?
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Yeah I saw that too actually, but I didn't understand it.
I'm thinking then that reduced compound clauses do not change/alter the meaning of the sentence? Wait. that's for reduced compound clauses.
It's okay, I'll just give it a try.
Thank you though.
I'm thinking then that reduced compound clauses do not change/alter the meaning of the sentence? Wait. that's for reduced compound clauses.
It's okay, I'll just give it a try.
Thank you though.
a. I like cities with parks and (I like cities with) public sculptures.
b. Everyday he either burns the toast or (he) overcooks the eggs.
You can't find repetition like these in any of the other sentences.
b. Everyday he either burns the toast or (he) overcooks the eggs.
You can't find repetition like these in any of the other sentences.
Right, but because the repetitions are taken out, doesn't that make them reduced? So then wouldn't c, d, and e be unreduced?
That's what I thought, too, until I reread that definition. But you should go with however your teacher has defined it. I've never heard this term before, and that's the ONLY website I found with any explanation at all!