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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A usage of a participle phrase
Forced to sell their lands and homes at whatever prices they could obtain, Japanese Americans were herded into barbed wire-encircled detention camps in the most desolate areas of the West.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know if I can append "after" before "forced."
Thank you in advance for your help.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know if I can append "after" before "forced."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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(After they were) forced to sell ... etc. or (After being) forced to sell ...
- (After they were) forced to sell ...
- etc.
- or (After being) forced to sell ...
- etc.
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(After they were) forced to sell ... etc.
or
(After being) forced to sell ... etc.
or
(After being) forced to sell ... etc.
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