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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Frump; shapelessly; grimace

A frump who hung her clothes shapelessly on her grimaced with pain.

what's wrong with the sentence?
  

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The 3 italicized words are fine. The overall meaning is obscure. The 'hung' clause needs recasting in some passive form.

— Mister Micawber

  • The 3 italicized words are fine.
  • The overall meaning is obscure.
  • The 'hung' clause needs recasting in some passive form.
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The 3 italicized words are fine. The overall meaning is obscure. The 'hung' clause needs recasting in some passive form.
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Mister MicawberThe 3 italicized words are fine. The overall meaning is obscure. The 'hung' clause needs recasting in some passive form.

How about this?

Her clothes hung shapelessly on her, the frump grimaced at pain.

Is it OK to you?
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'Hung' is still ambiguous here; use 'hanging'.
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