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What is An example of anacoluthon?

Example of Anacoluthon:

"The dog, it's tail wagging furiously, ran towards me."

Explanation:

* The sentence begins with a noun phrase ("The dog") as the subject.

* The expected continuation would be a verb phrase describing the dog's action.

* However, the sentence abruptly shifts to a participial phrase ("it's tail wagging furiously") that modifies the subject but does not directly describe the dog's action.

* The sentence then continues with a different verb phrase ("ran towards me").

This abrupt shift in grammatical structure creates a sense of informality, spontaneity, or even confusion. The speaker seems to have changed their mind mid-sentence, leaving the original grammatical construction incomplete.

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