“you ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once.”

what is the purpose of the words “hour” and “spring”?
a most of the sentences contain comma splices.
b it consists mostly of run-on sentences.
c most of the sentences have a similar structure.
d it consists mostly of sentences with varied structures.

"You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once."

The purpose of the words "hour" and "spring" is:
A) Most of the sentences contain comma splices.

A comma splice is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses. The comma is followed by a conjunction.

Two independent clauses:
1) You ought not to think an hour upon the matter.
2) You ought to spring to action at once.

conjunction used is BUT.

The details that best show evidence of tribal traditions are, "never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue” and "it has never been heard," was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.

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