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Underline the clauses in the above sentences and also the words that link or connect the clauses.1. Epics are long poems that relate the deed of a great national hero or a great national war.2. They may be composed and sung or recited for many years before they are actually written down.3. Nobody knows for certain who the author of these early epics is.4. It is believed that The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed and recited by a blind poet named Homer, who lived about 900 BCE and who wandered from one Greek city or village to another, singing his poems to all who would receive him in their homes.5. At the back rose the high peak of Mount Ida, from which flowed many rivers and streams. |
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Answer» 1. Epics are long poems – Clause that relate the deed of a great national hero or a great national war – Clause 2. They may be composed – Clause (they may be) sung – Clause (they may be) recited for many years – Clause before they are actually written down – Clause 3. Nobody knows for certain – Clause who the author of these early epics is – Clause 4. It is believed – Clause that The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed – Clause (that The Iliad and The Odyssey were) recited by a blind poet named Homer – Clause who lived about 900 BCE – Clause |
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