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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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6. EXT.57TH STREET
Andy walks, but she's moving against the pedestrian tide. We widen out to see Andy, buckling the flow like a salmon going upstream.
7. EXT.ELIAS-CLARKE
Andy stops and sees, looming in front of her, an elegant tower, Elias-Clarke.
Streaming into the building are the polished girls...
[From the movie "The Devil Wears Prada"]

I'd like to know if "the scene" is implied after "widen out."
And I'd like to know whether "looming in front of her" is a dangling participle phrase or a simple adjective phrase modifying "Elias-Clarke."
If it is an adjective phrase, I'd like to know why it is far before from the modified noun.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

" No: they spread out laterally from Andy. " It is not dangling. This is equivalent: Andy stops and sees an elegant tower, Elias-Clarke, looming in front of her.

— Mister Micawber

  • " No: they spread out laterally from Andy.
  • " It is not dangling.
  • This is equivalent: Andy stops and sees an elegant tower, Elias-Clarke, looming in front of her.
  • park sang joon I'd like to know why it is far before from the modified noun.
  • It is a style choice.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "the scene" is implied after "widen out."
No: they spread out laterally from Andy.
park sang joonAnd I'd like to know whether "looming in front of her" is a dangling participle phrase or a simple adjective phrase modifying "Elias-Clarke."
It is not dangling. This is equivalent:

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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your so very helpful answer. Emotion: smile
But I was wondering what it is "they" that can widen out by themselve
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park sang joont I was wondering what it is "they"
The 'We' in the text.
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