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` '
opportunity | ` had escaped
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\the | ` \
` '
` '
`'
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`while
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he | ` tarried
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that
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'
earth | ' is \ round
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that ' and
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' '
it | ' revolves '
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He | proved | / \
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+Explanation+.--The first diagram illustrates the analysis of the compound
adjective clause in (3) below. Each adjective clause is connected to
_insects_ by _which_. _And_ connects the co-ordinate clauses. The second
diagram shows that the clause _while he tarried_ modifies both predicates
of the independent clauses. _While_ modifies _had passed, had escaped_, and
_tarried_, as illustrated by the short lines under the first two verbs and
the line over _tarried_. The office of _while_ as connective is shown by
the dotted lines.


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