Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Sentence 10

Lost her to a fate most Afgans considered far worse than death: She ran off with a clan of traveling singers and dancers.
From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Starting with a verb, the first incomplete thought is set apart from the complete thought, that supports the imcomplete one, by a colon.

Played with the children a little too hard: Reptar stepped on and killed them.

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