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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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just that you try your best

0We didn't expect your work to be perfect, 01b00just that you try your best02b00.02br
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00Is the bolded part in the above a dangling structure? Thanks.0-
  

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0 It appears to be, I agree However, if you diagram the sentence in the traditional linear style, the verb 'expect' has two direct objects: the phrase 'your work to be perfect' and the clause 'just that you try your best'. It isn't parallel construction, but the diagram works, I think. 0-

— Philip

  • 0 It appears to be, I agree However, if you diagram the sentence in the traditional linear style, the verb 'expect' has two direct objects: the phrase 'your work to be perfect' and the clause 'just that you try your best'.
  • It isn't parallel construction, but the diagram works, I think.
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0 It appears to be, I agree However, if you diagram the sentence in the traditional linear style, the verb 'expect' has two direct objects: the phrase 'your work to be perfect' and the clause 'just that you try your best'. It isn't parallel construction, but the diagram works, I think. 0-
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0Thanks, Philip.02br
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00But shouldn't there be a conjunction between the two objects? Thanks.0-
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10Thanks, Philip.12br
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10But shouldn't there be a conjunction between the two objects? Thanks.12br
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10For me, the comma serves that purpose. It certainly does in journalism (headlines). Let's see what others have to say. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00We didn't expect your work to be perfect, 01b00just that you try your best02b00.02font02br
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01font00If writng carfeuly, I'd say '. . . 01b01u00but02u02b00 just that you . . .'02font02br

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