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The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was [#permalink]
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The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian—vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeal, and meal cakes, with meat as a rarity
1. Can someone explain the use of the hyphen in this case?
2. Can someone explain the sentence structure of the last clause?
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I always thought hyphens worked like commas, but in this case it seems to act as a colon. I can't explain the last clause except to say it sounds right...it is something I've seen before but don't know why it is correct.
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The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net.
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 18:56
vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net.
Can you link me? Cannot find one.
When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2?
1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity
2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarity
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 19:53
bmwhype2 wrote: vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net. Can you link me? Cannot find one. When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2? 1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarityRefer this link for some basic help.
http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htm
With meat as a rarity serves as a prepositional phrase modifying. DIET. I like the second option - the one with the comma - because it is almost written as an after thought - hence a pause (indicated by the comma) is more indicative of its (the phrases') purpose. Prepositional phrases often serve as adjectives (no wonder they are quite often parenthetical).
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 20:15
dwivedys wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net. Can you link me? Cannot find one. When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2? 1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarityRefer this link for some basic help. http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htmWith meat as a rarity serves as a prepositional phrase modifying. DIET. I like the second option - the one with the comma - because it is almost written as an after thought - hence a pause (indicated by the comma) is more indicative of its (the phrases') purpose. Prepositional phrases often serve as adjectives (no wonder they are quite often parenthetical). you beat me to it.
The end of the eighteenth century saw the emergence of prize-stock breeding, with individual bulls and cows receiving awards, fetching unprecedented prices, and exciting enormous interest whenever they were put on show.
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Quote: The end of the eighteenth century saw the emergence of prize-stock breeding, with individual bulls and cows receiving awards, fetching unprecedented prices, and exciting enormous interest whenever they were put on show.
Wow..string of participles...shows how participles can be concatenated to make larger sentences.
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 21:18
dwivedys wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net. Can you link me? Cannot find one. When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2? 1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarityRefer this link for some basic help. http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htmWith meat as a rarity serves as a prepositional phrase modifying. DIET. I like the second option - the one with the comma - because it is almost written as an after thought - hence a pause (indicated by the comma) is more indicative of its (the phrases') purpose. Prepositional phrases often serve as adjectives (no wonder they are quite often parenthetical). Totally agree with Dwivedys
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bmwhype2 wrote: There are many reasons to get an MBA, with increased career prospects being the most important for many MBA applicants.
I have asked this question many times and am asking it again - Has anyone got hold of the Powerscore's SC BIBLE?
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 21:21
trivikram wrote: dwivedys wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net. Can you link me? Cannot find one. When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2? 1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarityRefer this link for some basic help. http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htmWith meat as a rarity serves as a prepositional phrase modifying. DIET. I like the second option - the one with the comma - because it is almost written as an after thought - hence a pause (indicated by the comma) is more indicative of its (the phrases') purpose. Prepositional phrases often serve as adjectives (no wonder they are quite often parenthetical). Totally agree with Dwivedys How are you buddy? Thanks Vikram..doing OK....good to see you fight it out...
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dwivedys wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: There are many reasons to get an MBA, with increased career prospects being the most important for many MBA applicants. I have asked this question many times and am asking it again - Has anyone got hold of the Powerscore's SC BIBLE? No buddy... 
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 23:44
dwivedys wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net. Can you link me? Cannot find one. When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2? 1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarityRefer this link for some basic help. http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htmWith meat as a rarity serves as a prepositional phrase modifying. DIET. I like the second option - the one with the comma - because it is almost written as an after thought - hence a pause (indicated by the comma) is more indicative of its (the phrases') purpose. Prepositional phrases often serve as adjectives (no wonder they are quite often parenthetical). At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards.
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 23:48
bmwhype2 wrote: dwivedys wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net. Can you link me? Cannot find one. When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2? 1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarityRefer this link for some basic help. http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htmWith meat as a rarity serves as a prepositional phrase modifying. DIET. I like the second option - the one with the comma - because it is almost written as an after thought - hence a pause (indicated by the comma) is more indicative of its (the phrases') purpose. Prepositional phrases often serve as adjectives (no wonder they are quite often parenthetical). At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards.by the way
return to & return from are different
i returned from the store to my house.
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Re: SC1000 #730 (OG Verbal #78) Greek Diet [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 23:51
bmwhype2 wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: dwivedys wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: vineetgupta wrote: The largely vegetarian diet cant contain meat...so to signal a diversion from the original thought the author uses with meat as a rarity.
The hiphen is used to explain a previous thought...For more info make a search about its use on the net. Can you link me? Cannot find one. When we remove the appositive, does the sentence look like 1 or 2? 1. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian with meat as a rarity2. The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian, with meat as a rarityRefer this link for some basic help. http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htmWith meat as a rarity serves as a prepositional phrase modifying. DIET. I like the second option - the one with the comma - because it is almost written as an after thought - hence a pause (indicated by the comma) is more indicative of its (the phrases') purpose. Prepositional phrases often serve as adjectives (no wonder they are quite often parenthetical). At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards.by the way return to & return from are different i returned from the store to my house. You're on a roll BMW 
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