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Chrismlangan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Does this sentence work?

Spencer rushes to the fire, extinguishing it with the vase.
  

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Hi, Spencer rushes to the fire, extinguishing it with the vase. It's OK. But if you want to be a bit more precise about the sequence of events, you could say Spencer rushes to the fire and extinguishes it with (the contents of) the vase.

— Clive

  • Hi, Spencer rushes to the fire, extinguishing it with the vase.
  • It's OK.
  • But if you want to be a bit more precise about the sequence of events, you could say Spencer rushes to the fire and extinguishes it with (the contents of) the vase.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

Spencer rushes to the fire, extinguishing it with the vase.


It's OK. But if you want to be a bit more precise about the sequence of events, you could say


Spencer rushes to the fire and extinguishes it with (the contents of) the vase.


Best wishes, Clive
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