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Tiffany lam
What does it mean? What is the grammar in the word "pested'd" of this article? especially the function of the single quotation mark.
Tristram Shandy's mother sleeps with his father only on the first Sunday of each month and on precisely that evening Mr. Shandy winds the clock in order to get both of these domestic duties "out of the way at one time, and be no more plagued and pester'd with them the rest of the month "(p.8).
2023年1月3日 06:51
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Hey Tiffany :)
In the paragraph you have provided,
-'Pestered' is used as a past participle;
-Grammar: It is a verb, however, in this paragraph it is used as an adjective and it shows
the adjective use.
-Meaning: To behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for
something repeatedly.
- The function of the apostrophe (it is not a single quotation mark) reveals the old form of English writing which reveals that the vowel "e" is silent. Take note that this type of writing is not used in modern language, we use an apostrophe to indicate possession and contractions.
I hope this helps. I am available for lessons should you need any further clarity :)
2023年1月3日
Can it be a typo? It should be an 'e' pestered, but I'm not sure that there's something else maybe used in literature.
Is it in a book?
2023年1月3日
Pester'd = Pestered. It is just the past participle of the verb 'pester'.
The apostrophe (') indicates that a letter is missing. The missing letter is 'e'.
2023年1月3日
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