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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Does "Having discovered" refer to that "the apprentice murderer has discovered"?
Context:
Having discovered that authoritarian behaviour can compensate for lack of social skills the “apprentice murderer” sets out on a long path which will gradually put in place the fantasies and systems of self-justification allowing him to act. The trigger event is usually a negative episode in everyday life (financial problems, loss of a job, break up of a relationship) which has the effect of throwing the potential murderer off balance. He plunges into extreme violence and seeks refuge in the exultation brought on by the knowledge that he has absolute power over his defenceless victims ( Ressler and
Schachtman, 1992).
Having discovered that authoritarian behaviour can compensate for lack of social skills the “apprentice murderer” sets out on a long path which will gradually put in place the fantasies and systems of self-justification allowing him to act. The trigger event is usually a negative episode in everyday life (financial problems, loss of a job, break up of a relationship) which has the effect of throwing the potential murderer off balance. He plunges into extreme violence and seeks refuge in the exultation brought on by the knowledge that he has absolute power over his defenceless victims ( Ressler and
Schachtman, 1992).
Top answer
Yes. Introductory material always applies to the subject of the sentence. ", and you can think of it that way.
- Yes.
- Introductory material always applies to the subject of the sentence.
- ", and you can think of it that way.
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Yes. Introductory material always applies to the subject of the sentence. Ultra-correct grammar wants a subject in this introductory clause, by the way "He having discovered that ...", and you can think of it that way.
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