A phrase predicating the object of a verb or a preposition
1. He ordered me to shoot the pig by the tree trembling with fear.
2. He ordered me to kill the pig with a knife trembling with fear.
3. He ordered me to kill the pig trembling with fear trapped in the cage.
4. He ordered me to kill the pig with a knife trapped in the cage.
5. He ordered me to kill the pig with a knife trembling with fear.
6. He ordered me to kill the pig with a knife trembling with fear trapped in the cage.
7. He ordered me to kill the pig with a knife trembling with fear being trapped in the cage.
8. He ordered me to throw stones at the pig trembling with fear trapped in the cage.
9. He ordered me to throw stones at the pig trembling with fear being trapped in the cage.
Q1) Are all the sentences above correct and grammatical English?
Q2) According to sentences 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 was it the pig that was trembling with fear?
Q3) According to sentences 3,4,6,7,8,9 was it the pig that was trapped in the cage?
Q4) As for sentence 6, does this part "trembling with fear trapped in the cage " describe "the pig" ?
Q5) As for sentence 6, is there no need to add "and" as in "He ordered me to kill the pig with a knife trembling with fear and trapped in the cage"?
Q6) As for sentence 7, does this part "trembling with fear being trapped in the cage" describe "the pig" ?
Q7) As for sentence 8, does this part "trembling with fear trapped in the cage" describe "the pig" ?
Q8) As for sentence 9, does this part "trembling with fear being trapped in the cage" describe "the pig" ?
Would you please answer my questions one by one with simply saying yes or no? or with some explanation if it's needed?
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
Dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. I have tried to fix the problems, but some of the sentences should be phrased differently. See #5 for example, which should be used as a model for 6 and 7.
- Dangling participles and misplaced modifiers.
- I have tried to fix the problems, but some of the sentences should be phrased differently.
- See #5 for example, which should be used as a model for 6 and 7.
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- He ordered me to shoot the pig by the tree that was trembling with fear.
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Dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. I have tried to fix the problems, but some of the sentences should be phrased differently. See #5 for example, which should be used as a model for 6 and 7.
1. He ordered me to shoot the pig by the tree that was trembling with fear.
2. He ordered me to kill the pig with a knife
0It would be easier to reply if you first answered these questions.
Who was trembling with fear, the pig or me?
Who was trapped in the cage, the pig or me?
Who was by the tree, the pig or me?
Does with a knife modify the verb 'kill' or does it mean the pig possessed a knife (in the real world, a pig can't possess a knife, but it can in the wor
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