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Fnt0405 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Can I drop the subject?

Hi

I know the fact that both the following sentences are correct:

Walking on the road, I can see the stars blinking.
= When I walk on the road, I can see the stars blinking.

If I write in the following way, are the two sentences grammatically correct?

1. When walking on the road, I can see the starts blinking.
2. I always listen to music when reading.

Thank you,

Patrick
  

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Hello, Patrick - and welcome to English Forums. Yes, but 'stars' not 'starts'.

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Hello, Patrick - and welcome to English Forums.

Yes, but 'stars' not 'starts'.
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sorry for my typo.

If both the following sentences are correct:

1. When walking on the road, I can see the stars blinking.
2. Walking on the road, I can see the stars blinking.

What are the grammatical rules behind them?
Do they have the same meaning?
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I don't know what you are thinking of in the way of grammatical 'rules'. They are composed rather artificially, but they agree with correct sentence structure. Neither is likely to appear as a real utterance. A native speaker would probably use this: When I'm walking on the road, I can see the stars twinkling.
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taken and modified from your example

1. When walking on the road, I can see the stars twinkling
2. Walking on the road, I can see the stars twinkling

are they correct?

thanks again
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'Twinkling' is not the problem. I have already given you a native version.
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I am sorry I now see the confusion here.

I guess I should ask:

can I drop the 'I' that follows the 'when'?
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