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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Dear Members, are these two sentences grammatically correct? Thank in advance.
(1) She sat before the mirror, turning her head from side to side.
(2) She sat before the mirror by turining her had from side to side.
  

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The first is correct, but the second is not.

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The first is correct, but the second is not.
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Dear Teacher, why can't I use `by´ in place of `comma´ in the sentence, `` She sat before the mirror, turning her head from side to side.´´ Please explain to me. Thank you so much.
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Anonymous why can't I use `by´ in place of `comma´ in the sentence, `` She sat before the mirror, turning her head from side to side.´´
It simply makes no sense. In that sentence, 'by' means 'using the method of'; it does not mean 'while'.
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