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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

He, being ill, could not attend the meeting.

0Hello,everyone 02br
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00One of my grammar says "participle phrase" can't be placed after personal pronoun. Is that really true? For example: 02br
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00He, 01b00being ill02b00, could not attend the meeting. 02br
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00Is this sentence wrong? The book says it should be: 02br
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01b00Being ill02b00, could not attend the meeting. 02br
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00But I saw another grammar book didn't care about the rule, and it gives this example: 02br
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00I, 01b00having written an important letter02b00, listened to the music for a while. 02br
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00May I ask if I can put "participle phrase" after the personal pronoun, like what it shows in above examples? Thank you very much for your reply. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00You can put it after, but most commonly we put it before. 02br 02br 00It's a matter of style. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00You can put it after, but most commonly we put it before.
  • 02br 02br 00It's a matter of style.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00You can put it after, but most commonly we put it before. 02br
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00It's a matter of style. Putting it after sounds rather literary.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Thank you for your reply!02br
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00By the way, I missed an "I" in this sentence in my original post: 01b00Being ill02b00, I could not attend the meeting. 0-
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is it right?saying" i could not attend meeting " after we miss our meeting which is scheduled yesterday? if s ,how should we say that ,in which style?
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ViceidolMay I ask if I can put "participle phrase" after the personal pronoun, l
You can, but it sounds a little stilted.
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