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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

dangling clause

In my opinion this sentence is not correct but I cannot distinguish if there is a lack of paralellism or this is a case of a mis-related participle.

Teaching the practical use of structures to achieve desired level, this book is an imaginative resource.

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4444mv I cannot distinguish if there is a lack of paralellism or this is a case of a mis-related participle. It depends how literally you interpret 'teach'. If you don't think books can teach, it's a dangling participle; otherwise, it's not.

— CalifJim

  • 4444mv I cannot distinguish if there is a lack of paralellism or this is a case of a mis-related participle.
  • It depends how literally you interpret 'teach'.
  • If you don't think books can teach, it's a dangling participle; otherwise, it's not.
  • The real problem, in my opinion, is that the tail is longer than the donkey, and the tail is on the wrong end of the beast.
  • I'd start by mentioning the book.
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4444mvI cannot distinguish if there is a lack of paralellism or this is a case of a mis-related participle.
It depends how literally you interpret 'teach'. If you don't think books can teach, it's a dangling participle; otherwise, it's not.

The real problem, in my opinion, is that the tail is longer than the donkey, and the tail is on the wrong end o
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CalifJim 4444mvI cannot distinguish if there is a lack of paralellism or this is a case of a mis-related participle.It depends how literally you interpret 'teach'. If you don't think books can teach, it's a dangling participle; otherwise, it's not.The real problem, in my opinion, is that the tail is longer than the donkey, and the tail is on the wrong end of the beast. I'd
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4444mvSo, This book is... for teaching...I don´t think books can teach but I don't know if it may be a common expression to say so.I consider it a dangling participle.
I don't have a problem with books teaching. I do agree with CalifJim, though, that the sentence is stylistically unbalanced.
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GPY 4444mvSo, This book is... for teaching...I don´t think books can teach but I don't know if it may be a common expression to say so.I consider it a dangling participle.I don't have a problem with books teaching. I do agree with CalifJim, though, that the sentence is stylistically unbalanced.
Ok, thank you GPY!
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