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The Lost Phoebe
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[Questions for Discussion and Writing]
Editions of stories vary. I have checked this one against the printed version in Theodore Dreiser. Short Stories. N.Y. Dover Publications, Inc. 1994.
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The First Paragraph (138 W) AK  -  
Noun Clauses as OP AK G10 L3.1.2 SCl
Subordinate Clauses as Interjections? AK G10 L3.2.3 DO/Inj
A Study in Ellipsis # 1 - Finite Verbs AK - L3.2.1 Ellipsis
A Study in Ellipsis # 2 - Finite Verbs AK G10 L3.2.1 Ellipsis
A Study in Ellipsis # 3 - Mixed AK - L3.2.1 Ellipsis
Delayed Subjects - Ex # 1 (Infinitives) AK - L5.6 Del S
Delayed Subjects - Ex # 2 (Infinitives) AK - "
Delayed Subjects - Ex # 3 (Clauses) AK G10 L5.6 Del S
Delayed Subjects - Ex # 4 (Sentences) AK G10 L5.6 Del S
Delayed Subjects - Ex # 5 (Unusual Cases) AK - L5.6 Del S
Appositives - Ex #1 (Fairly Simple) AK G10 L5.4 App
Appositives - Ex #2 (In Longer Sentences) AK - "
Appositives - Ex #3 (In Still Longer Sentences) AK - L5.4 App
Post-Positioned Adjectives Ex # 1 AK G10 L5.5 PPA
Post-Positioned Adjectives Ex # 2 AK - L5.5 PPA
Noun Absolutes Ex #1 - As Adverbs (Simple) AK G10 L5.8 N Abs
Noun Absolutes Ex # 2 - As Adverbs (More complex) AK G10 L5.8 N Abs
Noun Absolutes Ex # 3 - As Adverbs (More complex) AK G10 L5.8 N Abs
Noun Absolutes Ex # 4 - As Objects of Prepositions AK IG10 L5.8 N Abs_N
Noun Absolutes Ex # 5 - As Direct Objects AK IG10 "
An Exercise in Punctuation Original
AK - Punct