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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Can we start a sentence like this?
Lost after his death and found long after that, the ring got into the hands of Frodo Baggins by a twist of fate.
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htm (missing image) Lost after his death and found long after that, the ring got into the hands of Frodo Baggins by a twist of fate. I wouldn't recommend it. Since Frodo Baggins is the only one "his" can refer to, and since the "person" that "his" refers to is long dead; the "twist of fate" must have occurred prior to the death.
- htm (missing image) Lost after his death and found long after that, the ring got into the hands of Frodo Baggins by a twist of fate.
- I wouldn't recommend it.
- Since Frodo Baggins is the only one "his" can refer to, and since the "person" that "his" refers to is long dead; the "twist of fate" must have occurred prior to the death.
- This leaves the reader hopelessly confused.
- As usual, the absence of prior context puts everything into limbo.
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AnonymousCanStartSentence/xnlbj/post.htm (missing image)Lost after his death and found long after that, the ring got into the hands of Frodo Baggins by a twi
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