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Engque Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Dangling Participle

Does the following sentence violate the dangling participle rule

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?Be sure to perform the operation with 2 or more people, while taking frequent breaks.

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If so, is it still okay because it is an incomplete/short sentence?

How can it be improved?

Many thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Hi, I don't think you have a dangling participle here. Although the subject of your imperative main sentence is absent (which is perfectly normal in imperative sentences), your subordinating clause (which starts with 'while') takes the exact same subject. If this is the case, then there is no dangling participle.

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • Hi, I don't think you have a dangling participle here.
  • Although the subject of your imperative main sentence is absent (which is perfectly normal in imperative sentences), your subordinating clause (which starts with 'while') takes the exact same subject.
  • If this is the case, then there is no dangling participle.
  • Furthermore, I would use 'two' instead of '2'.
  • A good example of a dangling participle would be: After being whipped fiercely, the cook boiled the egg.
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Hi,

I don't think you have a dangling participle here. Although the subject of your imperative main sentence is absent (which is perfectly normal in imperative sentences), your subordinating clause (which starts with 'while') takes the exact same subject. If this is the case, then there is no dangling participle.

Furthermore, I would use 'two' instead of '2'.

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