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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Correct this sentence
"After going to the store, Jon quickly bought things on his list".
Would you be able to tell me what is wrong with this sentence and how to correct it? Is it that adverbials of manner tend to precede adverbials of place?
Many thanks.
Would you be able to tell me what is wrong with this sentence and how to correct it? Is it that adverbials of manner tend to precede adverbials of place?
Many thanks.
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Hi, "After going to the store, Jon quickly bought things on his list". Grammatically, this seems acceptable to me. Semantically, I wonder about a few things.
- Hi, "After going to the store, Jon quickly bought things on his list".
- Grammatically, this seems acceptable to me.
- Semantically, I wonder about a few things.
- After going to the store is a little awkward, because it sounds a bit like he went to the store and then he left the store, all before buying things .
- B ought things on his list sounds a bit like he didn't buy all of the things on his list.
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Hi,
"After going to the store, Jon quickly bought things on his list".
Grammatically, this seems acceptable to me.
Semantically, I wonder about a few things. After going to the store is a little awkward, because it sounds a bit like he went to the store and then he left the store, all before buying things.
Bough
"After going to the store, Jon quickly bought things on his list".
Grammatically, this seems acceptable to me.
Semantically, I wonder about a few things. After going to the store is a little awkward, because it sounds a bit like he went to the store and then he left the store, all before buying things.
Bough
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