Incidental adverbial
Hello,
There are two sentences,
"Determined never to come back before he could make a big fortune,he left home without saying a word."
"Determining never to come back before he could make a big fortune,he left home without saying a word."
and I want to know which one is correct.
Could you answer my question and tell me the reason?
Thank you so much!
Top answer
Determined never to come back before he had made a big fortun e, h e left home without saying a word. " is the word you want, I think. " suggests that he deliberated the matter at or around the time of leaving, which doesn't seem as likely.
- Determined never to come back before he had made a big fortun e, h e left home without saying a word.
- " is the word you want, I think.
- " suggests that he deliberated the matter at or around the time of leaving, which doesn't seem as likely.
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Determined never to come back before he had made a big fortune, he left home without saying a word.
"Determined ..." is the word you want, I think. This refers to his already-established state of mind when he left, whereas "Determining ..." suggests that he deliberated the matter at or around the time of leaving, which doesn't seem as likely.
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