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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Did I properly us the participle 'murmuring'?
Did I properly us the participle murmuring in the following sentence?
Two white-clad ladies, whom I guessed were social workers, took me away from the scene, murmuring, ‘You’re safe now.'
Two white-clad ladies, whom I guessed were social workers, took me away from the scene, murmuring, ‘You’re safe now.'
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I mean 'properly use' (not 'us').
- I mean 'properly use' (not 'us').
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It is correct. However, because of the distance between the subject (the ladies) and their action (murmuring), it might confuse the reader as to who is doing the murmuring, you or the ladies.
That's easily corrected. For example:
...as they murmured, 'You're safe now.'
That's easily corrected. For example:
...as they murmured, 'You're safe now.'
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