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English 1b3 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Comma Splice

a) Carrots were lightly brushed off after being pulled from the ground, the taste of dirt still lingered as I crunched away at the freshness given from the earth.

b) Carrots were lightly brushed off after being pulled from the ground, the taste of dirt still lingering as I crunched away at the freshness given from the earth.

Is b grammatical while a is a comma splice?
  

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English 1b3 Is b grammatical while a is a comma splice? Yes, but both suffer from the mix of passive and active voice and would be marked for revision on that ground alone. In addition, an encomium on carrots seems rather silly.

— Mister Micawber

  • English 1b3 Is b grammatical while a is a comma splice?
  • Yes, but both suffer from the mix of passive and active voice and would be marked for revision on that ground alone.
  • In addition, an encomium on carrots seems rather silly.
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English 1b3Is b grammatical while a is a comma splice?
Yes, but both suffer from the mix of passive and active voice and would be marked for revision on that ground alone. In addition, an encomium on carrots seems rather silly.
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Mister Micawberan encomium on carrots seems rather silly.
The article was on home grown vegetables, so maybe it doesn't sound quite a silly knowing that.
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English 1b3 it doesn't sound quite a silly
Only to treehuggers.
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Mister MicawberOnly to treehuggers
Not necessarily. Growing your own vegetables can be quite rewarding. Savoring what they have grown is reasonable.
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I am talking about the mode of English expression that is silly, not the sentiment. I like garden fresh vegetables too, but 'the freshness given from the earth' is a silly expression.
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Mister MicawberI am talking about the mode of English expression that is silly, not the sentiment.
Oh. When you said 'In addition, an encomium on carrots seems rather silly.' I interpreted this to mean you thought praising a carrot was silly - not that the expression itself was silly.
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