What's the grammatical function of "and split asunder"? Excerpt: United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do—for we dare not meet a power

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What's the grammatical function of "and split asunder"? Excerpt: United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do—for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. What's the part of speech of "split"? How does the phrase function?

20 เม.ย. 2015 เวลา 5:18

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'Split' is a verb here. To split asunder is basically to divide under the challenge. It is a contrast with the word 'united' in the first part of the sentence.

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