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Mr. Tom Posted 19 years ago
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Expression: "I really felt for her, bringing up her children."
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01 b 00 I really felt for her, bringing up her children. 02 b 02 br
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00 I mean, this sentence could also mean that I am bringing up her children. 02 br
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01 b 00 I really felt for her, bringing up her children. 02 b 02 br
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0 Hi Tom 02 br 02 br 00 You're right. 02 br 00 Why exactly did you feel for her? Did she have to raise the kids alone?
- 0 Hi Tom 02 br 02 br 00 You're right.
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0 Hi Tom 02 br
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00 You're right. It's an awkward sentence -- not only the structure, but also the meaning. 02 br
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00 You're right. It's an awkward sentence -- not only the structure, but also the meaning. 02 br
00 Why exactly did you feel for her? Did she have to raise the kids alone? 02 br
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0 Many thanks, Amy for such a prompt response. 02 br
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00 I have taken this sentence form 01 b 00 : Phrasal Verbs: 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 Feel for somebody: (page: 97) 02 b 00 to have sympathy for somebody: 02 br
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00 "I really felt for her, bringing up her children 01 b 00 alone 02 b 00 ." 02
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0 Hi Tom 02 br
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00 I'm more comfortable with your sentence now. I guess it was mainly the missing word that bothered me. 0-
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00 I'm more comfortable with your sentence now. I guess it was mainly the missing word that bothered me. 0-
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0 Many thanks, Amy 02 br
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00 ...but what about my original question? Isn't it a dangling clause? Or the comma is not letting it become dangling? 02 br
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00 ...but what about my original question? Isn't it a dangling clause? Or the comma is not letting it become dangling? 02 br
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0 Hi Tom 02 br
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00 In this case, I'd say the comma was used to separate the 01 u 00 person 02 u 00 for whom you felt sympathy from the 01 u 00 reason 02 u 00 for the sympathy: 02 br
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00 - I felt for her. = This is a complete sentence meaning "I felt sympathy for her." (i.e. I felt sympathy for a woman.) 02 br
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00 In this case, I'd say the comma was used to separate the 01 u 00 person 02 u 00 for whom you felt sympathy from the 01 u 00 reason 02 u 00 for the sympathy: 02 br
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00 - I felt for her. = This is a complete sentence meaning "I felt sympathy for her." (i.e. I felt sympathy for a woman.) 02 br
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