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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Form vs Function

The first time I saw you, I was jumping up and down in the rain, being silly.



1. Do you think we need a comma before 'being'? Grammar tells me we do, but in speech there would be no such pause...



2. Is it a noun phrase (modified by a relative clause) functioning adverbially?





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Hi, The first time I saw you , I was jumping up and down in the rain, being silly. 1. Do you think we need a comma before 'being'?

— Clive

  • Hi, The first time I saw you , I was jumping up and down in the rain, being silly.
  • 1.
  • Do you think we need a comma before 'being'?
  • Grammar tells me we do, but in speech there would be no such pause...
  • I'd pause if the 'being silly' was just an unimportant afterthought.
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Hi,

The first time I saw you, I was jumping up and down in the rain, being silly.



1. Do you think we need a comma before 'being'? Grammar tells me we do, but in speech there would be no such pause...

I'd pause if the 'being silly' was just an unimportant afterthought.

I wouldn't pause if I wanted to st
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Clive
I'd pause if the 'being silly' was just an unimportant afterthought.

I wouldn't pause if I wanted to stress that being silly was an important part of what I ws doing.


Good point. Thank you.
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