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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Judging

(1) "In the picture I can see a woman being overyojed and ecstatic about the twins she has just given birth to, judging by the expression on her face."

=> Does it mean that I can see a woman and I judge her hapinness by her expression?

(2) "In the picture there is a woman being overyojed and ecstatic about the twins she has just given birth to, judging by the expression on her face."

=> It cannot be used this way, can it? Because the second clause is an independent clause and 'there' is no valid subject, so we cannot use here 'judging' in meaning => I judge her hapinness by her expression?

Thanks a lot.
  

Top answer

1. Yes. 2.

  • 1.
  • Yes.
  • 2.
  • Yes, you can use it that way, too.
  • The reader presumes that it is the writer who is judging, irrespective of how he has framed the sentence.
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2 Answers
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1. Yes.
2. Yes, you can use it that way, too. The reader presumes that it is the writer who is judging, irrespective of how he has framed the sentence.
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Mister Micawber1. Yes.
Mister Micawber2. Yes, you can use it that way, too.
These two confirmations is the answer I've been particularly seeking out.

Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber.

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