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Flower1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence correct? 'intending'
I read this sentence in an article and I am wondering why the writer is using "if intending..." without a pronoun. Do we need a pronoun before 'intending'?
Traffic going northbound is advised to yield to Hamilton Street, if intending to head straight through the intersection.
Traffic going northbound is advised to yield to Hamilton Street, if intending to head straight through the intersection.
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Hi, No, it's fine to omit 'if it is i ntending to . . ' eg I use glasses if reading = I use glasses if I am reading.
- Hi, No, it's fine to omit 'if it is i ntending to .
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- ' eg I use glasses if reading = I use glasses if I am reading.
- Clive
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Hi,
No, it's fine to omit 'if it is intending to . . . '
eg
I use glasses if reading = I use glasses if I am reading.
Clive
No, it's fine to omit 'if it is intending to . . . '
eg
I use glasses if reading = I use glasses if I am reading.
Clive
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Do we need a pronoun before 'intending'?
No. With certain conjunctions you can leave out the subject and auxiliary verb if the meaning is clear. The subject can be generic in these cases, or a duplicate of the subject of the main clause.
... advised to yield to Hamilton Street, if (a person in that traffic is) intending to head straight ...
Compare:
Don't forg
No. With certain conjunctions you can leave out the subject and auxiliary verb if the meaning is clear. The subject can be generic in these cases, or a duplicate of the subject of the main clause.
... advised to yield to Hamilton Street, if (a person in that traffic is) intending to head straight ...
Compare:
Don't forg
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