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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Can I rewrite these sentences this way?
0 The girls sat on the grass 01 u 00 looking at the setting sun 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 Some girls are walking down the street 01 u 00 talking to each other 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 Someone was standing by the gate, 01 u 00 looking at me 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 My father is sitting on the sofa 01 u 00 watching TV 02 u 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 Can I rewrite those sentences into the following ones? 02 br
02 br
01 u 00 Sitting on the grass 02 u 00 , the girls looked at the setting sun. 02 br
01 u 00 Walking down the street 02 u 00 , some girls are talking to each other. 02 br
01 u 00 Standing by the gate 02 u 00 , someone was looking at me. 02 br
01 u 00 Sitting on the sofa 02 u 00 , my father is watching TV. 02 br
02 br
00 I'm not sure if I can rewrite them as the above examples, would you please check them out for me? 02 br
00 Thanks for your help!! 0-
00 Some girls are walking down the street 01 u 00 talking to each other 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 Someone was standing by the gate, 01 u 00 looking at me 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 My father is sitting on the sofa 01 u 00 watching TV 02 u 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 Can I rewrite those sentences into the following ones? 02 br
02 br
01 u 00 Sitting on the grass 02 u 00 , the girls looked at the setting sun. 02 br
01 u 00 Walking down the street 02 u 00 , some girls are talking to each other. 02 br
01 u 00 Standing by the gate 02 u 00 , someone was looking at me. 02 br
01 u 00 Sitting on the sofa 02 u 00 , my father is watching TV. 02 br
02 br
00 I'm not sure if I can rewrite them as the above examples, would you please check them out for me? 02 br
00 Thanks for your help!! 0-
Top answer
02 br 02 br 00 The last four need the comma, as written. However, for some reason, they don't sound as natural to me as the first set. It may just be a case of style.
- 02 br 02 br 00 The last four need the comma, as written.
- However, for some reason, they don't sound as natural to me as the first set.
- It may just be a case of style.
- Let's see what some others think.
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0 The first four all need the comma; otherwise you have the 01 i 00 grass looking at the sun 02 i 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 The last four need the comma, as written. However, for some reason, they don't sound as natural to me as the first set. It may just be a case of style. Let's see what some others think. 0-
02 br
00 The last four need the comma, as written. However, for some reason, they don't sound as natural to me as the first set. It may just be a case of style. Let's see what some others think. 0-
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01 b 00 My mother is cleaning the kitchen singing her favorite song. 02 b 02 br
01 cite 10 Philip 12 cite 10 The first four all need the comma; otherwise you have the 11 i 10 grass looking at the sun 12 i 10 . 12 blockquote10 But one of my grammar books gives this example: 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 My mother is cleaning the kitchen singing her favorite song. 02 b 02 br
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