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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Dangling participle or not?
Is this sentence correct or is it a "dangling participle phrase". I have seen this type of sentence somewhere on the Internet. Howerver, according to the my grammar book it must be wrong:
"Having warned you earlier, you shouldn't do that!"
"Having said" doesn't refer to "you" but to the guy who spoke out the warning. How would you change the structure, so that is makes sense?
"Having warned you earlier, you shouldn't do that!"
"Having said" doesn't refer to "you" but to the guy who spoke out the warning. How would you change the structure, so that is makes sense?
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Anonymous Is this sentence correct or is it a "dangling participle phrase". It is dangling dangerously. Anonymous I have seen this type of sentence somewhere on the Internet.
- Anonymous Is this sentence correct or is it a "dangling participle phrase".
- It is dangling dangerously.
- Anonymous I have seen this type of sentence somewhere on the Internet.
- Yes, dangling them is a common failing.
- Anonymous How would you change the structure, so that is makes sense?
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AnonymousIs this sentence correct or is it a "dangling participle phrase".It is dangling dangerously.
Anonymous I have seen this type of sentence somewhere on the Internet.Yes, dangling them is a common failing.
AnonymousHow would you change the structure, so that is makes sense?I
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