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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Chiupping birds?
Hi
Which sounds idiomatic?
"The day started well with birds chirping/chirping birds and a nice breakfast."
Which sounds idiomatic?
"The day started well with birds chirping/chirping birds and a nice breakfast."
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Both are correct, I believe. " This sounds better though, because it maintains parallelism. "
- Both are correct, I believe.
- " This sounds better though, because it maintains parallelism.
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Both are correct, I believe.
"The day started well with chirping birds and a nice breakfast."
This sounds better though, because it maintains parallelism.
"The day started well with <adjective> <noun> and a <adjective> <noun>."
"The day started well with chirping birds and a nice breakfast."
This sounds better though, because it maintains parallelism.
"The day started well with <adjective> <noun> and a <adjective> <noun>."
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Either "birds chirping" or "chirping birds" is okay grammatically. However, everything all depends on the context. This would be okay, if the chirping of birds is something that is expected to be mentioned here. Otherwise, the sentence is awkward, as the chirping of birds and a nice breakfast are items that usually would have no relation to each other. As it stands, I would say that the sentenc
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Hi,
Yet an uncommon sentence sometimes adds style, and also makes the reader pause and think.
In other words, much depends on the writer's intention.
Yet an uncommon sentence sometimes adds style, and also makes the reader pause and think.
In other words, much depends on the writer's intention.
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