I listened to the music for a while, having written an important letter.
1b00Having written an important letter02b00, I listened to the music for a while.02br 00I listened to the music for a while, 01b00having written an important letter02b00. 02br 02br 00My grammar book says the second one is written to "emphasize" the participle pharse("having written an important letter"). But I learned from other book that if the participle pharse happens first, it should be put in front of the other sentence, just like my first example above.02br 02br 00What do you think about it? Is the second example correct or wrong? Thank you for your answer.0-
Top answer
02br 00Not wrong, I suppose, but poor style. 0-
— Mister Micawber
02br 00Not wrong, I suppose, but poor style.
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