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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Being a bit naive

Are these sentences correct with the given meanings:

1-He thought that they could be trusted, being a bit naive.
Meaning: He thought that they could be trusted, as he was a bit naive.

2-They treated him as if he were their savior, being a bit naive.
Meaning: They treated him as if he were their savior, because they were a bit naive.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

Top answer

The participial phrase does dangle a bit, I think. I try to apply it first to the nearest noun for a fraction of a second, and that's too long. If you put it first in the sentence, it automatically applies to the subject.

— Enoon

  • The participial phrase does dangle a bit, I think.
  • I try to apply it first to the nearest noun for a fraction of a second, and that's too long.
  • If you put it first in the sentence, it automatically applies to the subject.
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The participial phrase does dangle a bit, I think. I try to apply it first to the nearest noun for a fraction of a second, and that's too long. If you put it first in the sentence, it automatically applies to the subject.
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navitasan1-He thought that they could be trusted, being a bit naive.Meaning: He thought that they could be trusted, as he was a bit naive.
You can just barely get away with this, but to be more clear you need

Being a bit naive, he thought that they could be trusted.

This is the way most native speakers would prefer to hear it. It requ
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