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* 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

* commas: S, parenthetical info, V, parenthetical info, O

**** 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"

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* click EXPAND for example of SVO lists:

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* S, S V O

* S, S and S V and V O

** "Alex, Nia, and Joan are all experienced pilots"

** "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:

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* "Since I ate breakfast late, I'll skip lunch"

** "Since I ate" = an incomplete thought and so not an IC

**** [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)]

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