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Task

Analyse the following texts for clause complexes:

Text 1

Alexander Popov stole the show at the European swimming championships in Helsinki on Tuesday, producing a sizzling 100m freestyle time which nobody but he himself has ever matched. The Russian Olympic champion swam a languid heat in the morning and then burst out with an astonishing semi-final swim of 48.34sec.

Task 2

A preacher, a priest and a rabbi were having their usual morning cup of coffee at the local coffee shop. On this particular morning, they were discussing the point at which life begins.

"Life begins at conception," the rabbi said emphatically.

"No, I believe life begins at birth," countered the priest.

The preacher sipped his coffee as he pondered the question and finally said, "You're both wrong. Life begins when the last child has left home and the dog dies!"

The Greek alphabet, just in case ...