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Blue pen 767 Posted 9 years ago
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Are this sentences correct or not
1. Looking at it from outside, the house looked fine.
2. Butting in every five minutes, I became deeply frustrated with Jenny's arrogance.
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#1 No. It suggests that the house was looking at itself from outside. Say eg Looked at from outside, the house looked fine.
- #1 No.
- It suggests that the house was looking at itself from outside.
- Say eg Looked at from outside, the house looked fine.
- eg From outside, the house looked fine.
- #2 It's correct, but it means that you were butting in, not Jenny.
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#1 No. It suggests that the house was looking at itself from outside.
Say
eg Looked at from outside, the house looked fine.
eg From outside, the house looked fine.
#2 It's correct, but it means that you were butting in, not Jenny.
Compare this. eg I became deeply frustrated with the arrogance of Jenny, who was butting in every five minutes.
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