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Dora and I ate in silence. ——>
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The identical syntactical function and the fact that these parts are coordinated make them homogeneous.
3. Homogeneous parts are separated from each other by pauses in speech and generally by commas in
writing.
Gertrude had seen Martin first and noticed the eager, hungry lines of his face, and the desperate, worried
look of his eyes.
4. They may differ:
a) in their structure
I started to kiss Maybelle but couldn’t quite make up my mind.
(The first homogeneous predicate is a compound verbal phasal predicate and the second is a compound
verbal modal predicate.)
She didn’t feel well and stayed in bed.
(The first homogeneous predicate is a compound nominal predicate and the second is a simple verbal
predicate.)
She mumbled and kept staring at the same spot in the book.
(The first homogeneous predicate is a simple verbal predicate and the second is a compound verbal
phasal predicate.)
b) in the ways of expression (morphologically)
The Johnsons and I have been to five balls to-night.
(The homogeneous subjects are expressed by a proper noun and a pronoun.)
His voice was loud, ringing, yet strained.
(The homogeneous predicatives are expressed by an adjective, participle I and participle II.)
The Colonel had just finished breakfast and was walking across the compound towards the stables.
(The homogeneous simple predicates are expressed by different verb forms.)
From the point of view of their syntactical function there may be:
a) homogeneous subjects
You and Tuck have had a nice time together this summer, haven’t you?
He and Sis didn’t discuss such things.
b) homogeneous predicates