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Notes: 1. Note the use of the semicolon to establish contrast between the mian clauses. 2. You could analyze this as a clause: "than crystal *is clear* ..." In either case, "to the lords" still goes to "clearer." 3. Although you were expected to identify this as a subordinate clause, you were expected to miss its function (which will be discussed in Level Five). 4. The subject and verb are ellipsed -- "as *they are* at this." If you are just beginning your work with clauses, you would be expected to miss this clause, but if if are more advanced -- and the basic stuff is coming automatically, you should have noted this "as," and wondered what to do with it. Your easiest option is to explain it is through ellipsis and a subordinate clause. 5. The clause immediately follows and seems to make more sense referring to "birthday," but "whom" (as opposed to "which") generally refers to people (as opposed to things -- such as birthdays). An understanding of who Mrs. Southcott was might help, but I find the clause confusing. Does "sublime appearance" refer to the birthday? Or to Mrs. Southcott herself (who might have sublimely appeared on the social scene)? 6. I counted this as a main clause break because of the colon, but you could just as justifiably consider it as a subordinate adjectival clause to "messages." Perhaps because of the ambiguity of "whom" (See Note #5), I had to read the sentence at least twice to determine what the "which" refers to. That is does in fact refer to "messages" is confirmed by the "than any communications." I doubt, by the way, that you will find cases such as this explained in any school grammar textbook. 7. You can, if you wish, explain this
as an adverbial clause to "more." The ellipsis involved would be "than
any communications *are important*." The clause begins with "than"
and ends with "brood."
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