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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Are the sentences OK?

Are both of the sentences OK?

Tina watches the ambulance drive off in disbelief.

Tina is in disbelief watching the ambulance drive off.

  

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anonymous Tina watches the ambulance drive off in disbelief. Not correct. We don't know if Tina, or the ambulance, is in disbelief.

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  • anonymous Tina watches the ambulance drive off in disbelief.
  • Not correct.
  • We don't know if Tina, or the ambulance, is in disbelief.
  • anonymous Tina is in disbelief watching the ambulance drive off.
  • This is correct.
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anonymousTina watches the ambulance drive off in disbelief.

Not correct. We don't know if Tina, or the ambulance, is in disbelief.

anonymousTina is in disbelief watching the ambulance drive off.

This is correct.

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They are just clumsy.

Much better is In disbelief, Tina watches the ambulance drive off.

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