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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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01 i 00 Instead of driving around in their big cars, a pink moistened cleaning rag should be tucked in their hands. 00 However 00 , what if they have got used to the fact that you are the only one in your marriage who holds those kind of things in your hands? 02 i 0-
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01 i 00 Instead of driving around in their big cars, a pink moistened cleaning rag should be tucked in their hands. 00 However 00 , what if they have got used to the fact that you are the only one in your marriage who holds those kind of things in your hands? 02 i 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 By the way, "those kind of things" => "that kind of thing". And the participle "driving" dangles! e.
- 02 br 02 br 00 By the way, "those kind of things" => "that kind of thing".
- And the participle "driving" dangles!
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0 Hello Antonia 02 br
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00 "However" is fine; but "but" accords better with the style of such writing. 02 br
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00 By the way, "those kind of things" => "that kind of thing". And the participle "driving" dangles! (i.e. it has no apparent subject.) 02 br
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00 "However" is fine; but "but" accords better with the style of such writing. 02 br
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00 By the way, "those kind of things" => "that kind of thing". And the participle "driving" dangles! (i.e. it has no apparent subject.) 02 br
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0 Hi Mister P, 02 br
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00 What about : 02 br
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01 i 00 Instead of their driving around 02 i 00 ... (the subject is 01 i 00 they 02 i 00 ) 0-
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00 What about : 02 br
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01 i 00 Instead of their driving around 02 i 00 ... (the subject is 01 i 00 they 02 i 00 ) 0-
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0 No, unfortunately...that's only implicit. There has to be a link between the participle and an explicit subject pronoun (or subject noun). 02 br
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00 What are the sentences before and after? 02 br
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00 What are the sentences before and after? 02 br
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0 Will this do it?-- 02 br
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01 font 00 Instead of driving around in their big cars, they should tuck a pink moistened cleaning rag in their hands. 02 font 02 br
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00 (Are you talking about husbands?) 0-
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01 font 00 Instead of driving around in their big cars, they should tuck a pink moistened cleaning rag in their hands. 02 font 02 br
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0 Hello Davkett 02 br
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00 I think the wives and girlfriends are meant to be doing the tucking, in the original. 02 br
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00 Maybe: "instead of letting them etc., you should tuck a pink moist etc. in their hands..." 02 br
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00 I think the wives and girlfriends are meant to be doing the tucking, in the original. 02 br
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00 Maybe: "instead of letting them etc., you should tuck a pink moist etc. in their hands..." 02 br
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0 Maybe they should just tuck a puppydog in their hands...(when in doubt, just find a picture): 0-
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0 Hi guys, 02 br
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00 I love the dog! 02 br
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00 Davkett, I think your solution is OK ( 01 i 00 they 02 i 00 is subject here). 02 br
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00 And yes, wives are the ones who should tuck the rag in their husband's hands. Is it more common to use the expression 01 i 00 wet rag 02 i 00 than 01 i 00 moist
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00 I love the dog! 02 br
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00 Davkett, I think your solution is OK ( 01 i 00 they 02 i 00 is subject here). 02 br
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00 And yes, wives are the ones who should tuck the rag in their husband's hands. Is it more common to use the expression 01 i 00 wet rag 02 i 00 than 01 i 00 moist
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