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* 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:
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* parentheses: S (parenthetical info) V (parenthetical info) O
* parentheses: S (parenthetical info) V (parenthetical info) O
* commas: S, parenthetical info, V, parenthetical info, O
* commas: S, parenthetical info, V, parenthetical info, O
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**** instead of, "Alex, an inexperienced pilot, landed the plane expertly."  
**** 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"
**** we might say, "The inexperienced pilot, Alex, landed the plane expertly" or "The inexperienced pilot Alex landed the plane expertly"
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* click EXPAND for example of SVO lists:
* click EXPAND for example of SVO lists:
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* S, S V O
* S, S V O
* S, S and S V and V O
* S, S and S V and V O
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** "Alex, Nia, and Joan are all experienced pilots"
** "Alex, Nia, and Joan are all experienced pilots"
** "Alex, Nia, and Joan relied on, used, and proved their skills by landing their planes expertly"
** "Alex, Nia, and Joan relied on, used, and proved their skills by landing their planes expertly"
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Click EXPAND for examples of DC:
Click EXPAND for examples of DC:
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* "Since I ate breakfast late, I'll skip lunch"
* "Since I ate breakfast late, I'll skip lunch"
** "Since I ate" = an incomplete thought and so not an IC
** "Since I ate" = an incomplete thought and so not an IC
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**** [https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar/sentences/participial-phrases.html Participial Phrases (yourdictionary.com)]
**** [https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar/sentences/participial-phrases.html Participial Phrases (yourdictionary.com)]
**** [https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/gerund-phrase/ gerund-phrase (gingersoftware.com)]
**** [https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/gerund-phrase/ gerund-phrase (gingersoftware.com)]
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* see:
* see: