"Why man, he doth BESTRIDE the narrow world like Colossus, and we petty man walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves." -Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
The knight bestrode his loyal steed, ready to ride forth into battle.
A sentence punctuated as a whole sentence is a compound sentence. This is taught in 3rd grade.
No, the sentence "I thought so" is not an interrogative sentence. It is a declarative sentence expressing the speaker's belief or opinion. An interrogative sentence is one that asks a question.
No, the sentence "Judge a man by his words not his actions" is not an assertive sentence. It is an imperative sentence because it gives a command or instruction.
A sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sentence.
The subject in the sentence is "you."
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"Why, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus."
Julius Caesar. The quote is from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" I.2.135. Cassius conversation with Brutus.
Bestride means to sit or stand on with the legs apart - (straddle) or to dominate by position - (tower over) - e.g Bill Gates bestrides the development of personal computing.
Bestride means to sit or stand on with the legs apart - (straddle) or to dominate by position - (tower over) - e.g Bill Gates bestrides the development of personal computing.
"The fault, dear Brutus lies not in the stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings." Also, "Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus." Both of these quotations are from Act I Scene 2
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"I am as constant as the Northern Star". "He doth bestride this narrow world like a Colossus." "Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war" Those are three examples which spring to mind. I am sure you can find many more.
I'd say that describing someone as "brilliant" is so much a matter of individual preference that any answer is OK. Maybe I think he was brilliant because he came up with the line "he doth bestride the world like a Colossus." Can you argue with that?
To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner., To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle., To pass over at a step; to step over., To straddle; to bestride., The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride.
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.