Is this a part of speech?

ANTVGM64

So I'm trying to write a joke, and just need to know one thing super quick before I can.

Paul and Lacey stand next to each other, but completely alone (Oh! That's good ______)

I'm not sure what kind of phrase it is, if it is a phrase or part of speech, or what I could it otherwise.



Yes, I know this is quite possibly the most petty question in the history of H/A.

Thanatos

It's a declarative sentence...? I'm not sure what, exactly, you're looking for.

ANTVGM64

Alright, well, I'm essentially pointing out the silliness of the phrase.

"See, I can be dramatic Too!" I guess is what I'm going for, but more specific.

Thanatos

ANTVGM64 wrote: »

Alright, well, I'm essentially pointing out the silliness of the phrase.

"See, I can be dramatic Too!" I guess is what I'm going for, but more specific.

Melodramatic?

Sentry

It's an oxymoron...

but if this joke is going where I think it's going... well, that makes me sad inside.

SammyF

Oxymoron's not a bad description, although the phrase "oxymoron" isn't normally applied to separate clauses before (it's usually applied to a noun described by an adjective that seems contradictory--the usual example is the phrase "deafening silence."

As a part of grammar, the secondary clause is an elliptical independent clause--the full sentence should read "Paul and Lacey stand next to each other, but [they are] completely alone." This is why it's appropriate to use a comma and coordinate conjunction here despite the fact that neither the subject nor the verb of the clause are made explicit--it's logically infered from the primary clause.