Do I have a right to not like the grammar of this sentence?
"These two items must be retrieved quickly and intact."
"These two items must be retrieved quickly and intact."
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intact
Do I have a right to not like the grammar of this sentence?
"These two items must be retrieved quickly and intact."
retrieved quickly = action verb + adverbial qualification
retrieved intact = action verb acting as copulative + adjectival complement ______________ So <retrieved quickly and (retrieved) intact> = zeugma. Zeugma here is pointless. |