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Q: What is the shortest sentence containing all four phrases and three subordinate clauses identified in English grammar?


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The subordinate clauses:
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 1. adverb
 2. adjective
 3. infinitive
 4. noun
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The phrases:
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 5. gerund
 6. participial
 7. prepositional

 ~[[1]] Whoever rebels, ~[[2]] daring ~[[3]] oppose ~[[4]] by ~[[5]] fighting ~[[6]] when
 oppressed, ~[[7]] which overcomes, conquers. (11 words, Lederer, Verbatim XVI,
 4, p. 6, 1990)

 ~[[1]] However painful, try ~[[5]] helping ~[[3]] prove ~[[4]] supersentences ~[[2]] you're
 ~[[6]] disgusted ~[[7]] by prevail. (10 words, Straight, Verbatim XVII, 3, p. 22,
 1991)
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