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Unprlld Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
correct the errors
1.Built on 230 acres, the palace of Udaipur is one of the showplaces of Rajasthan.
2. She was sitting closely beside him
3.Though only sixteen, Harvard accepted Shruti's application.
what I did is
1. The palace of Udaipur is one of the showplaces of Rajasthan, built on 230 acres.
My teacher crossed the sentence and told me that no changes are required. But I'm not convinced.
2. Possible (but crossed)
3. hundred percent correct( but crossed)
Please explain me where I'm wrong.
2. She was sitting closely beside him
3.Though only sixteen, Harvard accepted Shruti's application.
what I did is
1. The palace of Udaipur is one of the showplaces of Rajasthan, built on 230 acres.
My teacher crossed the sentence and told me that no changes are required. But I'm not convinced.
2. Possible (but crossed)
3. hundred percent correct( but crossed)
Please explain me where I'm wrong.
Top answer
- - OK 2. — Besides being the natural choice, there is probably a good grammatical reason for this change, but it slips my mind. -- As mentioned above, subject-less nonfinite clauses must have the same implied subject as the subject of the main clause.
- - - OK 2.
- — Besides being the natural choice, there is probably a good grammatical reason for this change, but it slips my mind.
- -- As mentioned above, subject-less nonfinite clauses must have the same implied subject as the subject of the main clause.
- The other suggestions by Aspara Gus for changing this sentence are fine, too.
- unprlld this is what I'm unable to catch, something that can help me understanding these type of sentences?
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1.Built on 230 acres, the palace of Udaipur is one of the showplaces of Rajasthan.-- OK
2. She was sitting close beside him.—Besides being the natural choice, there is probably a good grammatical reason for this change, but it slips my mind.
3.Though she was only sixteen, Harvard accepted Shruti's application.-- As mentioned above, subject-less nonf
2. She was sitting close beside him.—Besides being the natural choice, there is probably a good grammatical reason for this change, but it slips my mind.
3.Though she was only sixteen, Harvard accepted Shruti's application.-- As mentioned above, subject-less nonf
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