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Shimano Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Grammar Question
My troubled sentence: "Working at a think tank gave me access to important policy scholars; thus, I was able to ask questions directly to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of Infidel, and Charles Murray, author of The Bell Curve, about their work."
The appositives standing in between the prepositional phase “about their work” and the two objects it’s supposed to modify make me uncomfortable. Is there a solution?
Note: My humblest appologies to the moderator if this post pops up twice. I posted it the first time with out having an account.
The appositives standing in between the prepositional phase “about their work” and the two objects it’s supposed to modify make me uncomfortable. Is there a solution?
Note: My humblest appologies to the moderator if this post pops up twice. I posted it the first time with out having an account.
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Hi and welcome to the forums. If I f find the anonymous post I'll delete it. I agree - it seems to be dangling out there.
- Hi and welcome to the forums.
- If I f find the anonymous post I'll delete it.
- I agree - it seems to be dangling out there.
- Sometimes you can't cram as much into one sentence as you want to.
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Hi and welcome to the forums. If I f find the anonymous post I'll delete it.
I agree - it seems to be dangling out there. Sometimes you can't cram as much into one sentence as you want to.
You could move "about their work" to immediately after the word "questions."
You could delete the "questions directly to," but the appistives in parenthese to get rid of a few commas
I agree - it seems to be dangling out there. Sometimes you can't cram as much into one sentence as you want to.
You could move "about their work" to immediately after the word "questions."
You could delete the "questions directly to," but the appistives in parenthese to get rid of a few commas
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