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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Comma or not?
Is this sentence correct?
"I'm basically sitting in my chair pretending to work."
or has it to be:
"I'm basically sitting in my chair, pretending to work."
If I don't put the comma there, wouldn't the word "pretending" describe the object char, which is incorrect in this kind of context, right?
Thank you!
"I'm basically sitting in my chair pretending to work."
or has it to be:
"I'm basically sitting in my chair, pretending to work."
If I don't put the comma there, wouldn't the word "pretending" describe the object char, which is incorrect in this kind of context, right?
Thank you!
Top answer
Anonymous s this sentence correct? Yes. Anonymous If I don't put the comma there, wouldn't the word "pretending" describe the object c hair No, it wouldn't.
- Anonymous s this sentence correct?
- Yes.
- Anonymous If I don't put the comma there, wouldn't the word "pretending" describe the object c hair No, it wouldn't.
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Anonymouss this sentence correct?Yes.
AnonymousIf I don't put the comma there, wouldn't the word "pretending" describe the object chairNo, it wouldn't.
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Could you tell me why? I've read that the participle behaves like a "relative pronoun + verb"-phrase after an object. Why is this one different?
example:
"The boy waiting in the hall expected a phone call."
example:
"The boy waiting in the hall expected a phone call."
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AnonymousCould you tell me why?Common sense. Chairs are not sentient; they do not pretend to work.
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