I wonder whether the following sentence is gramatically correct. "To help rural workers find jobs in cities, professional training is indispensible." Thanks.
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I guess so. I'd replace "To help" with "For helping", but that's just me. Rommie
— Rommie
I guess so.
I'd replace "To help" with "For helping", but that's just me.
Rommie
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Is this phrase a dangling modifier or just awkward? I have a really hard time seeing the difference sometimes. I guess the rule is: Is there a word or phrase after the modifier that could reasonably be modified by the phrase in question? Sometimes, when the sentence is confusing, it's tough to answer that question. Any hints?
Huh. This question was two and a half years old. Did you have something you wanted to add, or did you just want to bump it up because you find it interesting?
You should really put a semi colon after your intoductory phrasen (To help rural workers find jobs in cities:). I would say put a comma, but you must not go comma crazy.
Oh dear. A semi-colon would not work at ALL. It may be reasonable interchangable with a period/full stop, but not with a comma. You must have an independent clause on either side of the semi-colon, and "to help rural workers find jobs in the cities" is certainly not one.
I just wanted to add this in case anyone wandering by was misled. And now, let's close this ancient thread, which has