He listened to it from time to time, understood not a single word, and worked hard to convince himself that he could master the language.
From The Broker by John Grisham.
He uses an appositive phrase to emphasize the attitude the character has towards the language he is learning.
My sentence:
The hunter sat still, not moving a single muscle, eager to draw down on the beast that expected nothing.
1 comment:
This is actually parallel verbs: listened, understood, worked, not an appositive.
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