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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is the transformed sentence fine?

The exam was over. The college was closed. The students left for their homes. The campus looked deserted.

The following is the transformed sentence:

The exam being over, the college being closed and the students having left for their homes, the campus looked deserted.

Is the transformed sentence fine?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Grammatically, it is fine. It's not something you would be very likely to find in written or spoken English though...

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Grammatically, it is fine. It's not something you would be very likely to find in written or spoken English though...
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Thanks, Elanguest.

How would you transform the sentence?
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I'd go for "With the exam over, the college closed and the students gone, the campus looked deserted. I have left out 'left for their home'. If it's essential, I'd change 'gone' to 'having left for their homes'.
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