Identifying Main Clauses
1. They drew back {from the window}, | and the Doctor looked {for explanation} {in his friend's ashy face}. | 2. Monseigneur received him (DO) {in a courtly manner}, | but they did not shake hands (DO). | 3. I don't know; | I prefer not to do so [#1]. | 4. He waited and waited, | and the clock struck twelve (DO); | but Doctor Manette did not come back. | 5. "He has never seen me (DO) here; | I have kept out {of his way}." | 6. But, he spoke, | and it was his voice (PN); | he took the prisoner's hand (DO), | and it was his real grasp (PN). | 7. The shining Bull's Eye {of the Court} was gone (PA), | or it would have been the mark (PN) {for a hurricane} {of national bullets}. | 8. *You* Crush humanity (DO) out {of shape} once more, {under similar hammers}, | and it will twist itself (DO) {into the same tortured forms}. | 9. The bank closed, | the ancient clerks came out, | the usual watch was set (P), | and Mr. Cruncher and his son went home [NuA] {to tea}. | 10. "She is greatly distressed (P); | but her father is comforting her (DO), | and she feels the better [#2] {for being [#3] } out {of court}." | Notes 2. "The" turns "better" into a noun that functions as a Noun Used as an Adverb. 3. "Being" is a gerund that functions as the object of "for." |