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# parenthetical information (commas, dashes and parentheses) can separate SVO from each other | # parenthetical information (commas, dashes and parentheses) can separate SVO from each other | ||
** i.e., S (parenthetical info) V (parenthetical info) O | ** i.e., S (parenthetical info) V (parenthetical info) O | ||
* click EXPAND for examples of parenthetical separation of S from V and O: | * click EXPAND for examples of parenthetical separation of S from V and O: | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
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*** S= Alex V= landed O= plane | *** S= Alex V= landed O= plane | ||
** other parenthetical punctuation: | ** other parenthetical punctuation: | ||
** "Alex (an | ** "Alex (an experienced pilot) landed the plane expertly." | ||
*** "Alex -- an | *** "Alex -- an experienced pilot -- landed the plane expertly." | ||
** two commas, two dashes or two parentheses = parenthetical phrase | ** two commas, two dashes or two parentheses = parenthetical phrase | ||
*** ex. Alex, and | *** ex. Alex, and experienced pilot, landed, for the second time that day, the plane expertly. | ||
***** this is an awkward sentence but using it here to demonstrate how commas can separate a SUBJECT VERB OBJECT if used parenthetically | ***** this is an awkward sentence but using it here to demonstrate how commas can separate a SUBJECT VERB OBJECT if used parenthetically | ||
*** compare this construction: | *** compare this construction: | ||
**** "Alex, an experienced pilot, landed the plane expertly." to: | **** "Alex, an experienced pilot, landed the plane expertly." to: | ||
**** "The | **** "The experienced pilot, Alex, landed the plane expertly" | ||
**** "The | **** "The experienced pilot Alex landed the plane expertly" | ||
*** each form creates a different emphasis. | *** each form creates a different emphasis | ||
**** in this case, the parenthetical construction emphasizes that it was Alex who landed the plane and that | |||
*** if, for example, Alex was an inexperienced pilot, we might prefer a construction that emphasizes it, so, | |||
**** instead of, "Alex, an inexperienced pilot, landed the plane expertly." | |||
**** we might say, "The inexperienced pilot, Alex, landed the plane expertly" or "The inexperienced pilot Alex landed the plane expertly" | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
* click EXPAND for example of SVO lists: | * click EXPAND for example of SVO lists: | ||