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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Adjective Phrase Placement

People lay on the ground, hiding from a swarm of killer bees.

The bees fly over them, unable to find a taget.

Do you think this bolded adjectival phrase is better at the end of the sentence or next to the subject, the word it's modifying? Maybe it depends what you wish to emphasize.

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I think it depends mostly on how the sentence fits stylistically into the preceding and succeeding text.

— Mister Micawber

  • I think it depends mostly on how the sentence fits stylistically into the preceding and succeeding text.
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I think it depends mostly on how the sentence fits stylistically into the preceding and succeeding text.
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no it should be with the noun it is modifying
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Anonymousno it should be with the noun it is modifying
That could be difficult because it's not actually modifying anything!

The adjective phrase is a predicative adjunct, (a supplement to be precise). Supplements are easy to spot: they're loosely attached elements set apart from the main clause by punctuation (like commas, or dashes). It's called pre
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