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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct?

"I got stuck in traffic waiting for that car in front of me to move."
  

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Anonymous I got stuck in traffic waiting for that car in front of me to move. The traffic was waiting for that car to move. Anonymous I got stuck in traffi c, waiting for that car in front of me to move.

  • Anonymous I got stuck in traffic waiting for that car in front of me to move.
  • The traffic was waiting for that car to move.
  • Anonymous I got stuck in traffi c, waiting for that car in front of me to move.
  • You were waiting for that car to move.
  • Take your pick.
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Anonymous I got stuck in traffic waiting for that car in front of me to move.
The traffic was waiting for that car to move.
Anonymous I got stuck in traffic, waiting for that car in front of me to move.
You were waiting for that car to move.

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Anonymous"I got stuck in traffic waiting for that car in front of me to move."
The logic is a little shaky. Waiting for one car to move is nothing like being stuck in traffic. Here's another possible version:

I got stuck in traffic. It seemed to take forever for any of the cars ahead of me to move.

CJ

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