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Norwolf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Misrelated participle
1# While watching the parade,my wallet was stolen.
2# While watching the parade, I got my wallet stolen.
3# Judging from your article, he may not live past 40.
Strange, it is only 1# that grammatically is incorrect.
What do you learned teachers think of it, please?
Thank you very much.
2# While watching the parade, I got my wallet stolen.
3# Judging from your article, he may not live past 40.
Strange, it is only 1# that grammatically is incorrect.
What do you learned teachers think of it, please?
Thank you very much.
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norwolf Strange, it is only 1# that grammatically incorrect. Hmm. I don't find that strange.
- norwolf Strange, it is only 1# that grammatically incorrect.
- Hmm.
- I don't find that strange.
- The first implies that my wallet was watching the parade, which is pretty silly.
- By the way, I don't consider "silly" the same as "ungrammatical", but so many people do that I go along with that judgment.
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norwolfStrange, it is only 1# that grammatically incorrect.Hmm. I don't find that strange. The first implies that my wallet was watching the parade, which is pretty silly.
By the way, I don't consider "silly" the same as "ungrammatical", but so many people do that I go along with that judgment.
"judging ..." is easily understood as a sente
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Dear Jim, thank you. I wonder if I can treat such sentences as this: When we want to express the clue of our own views about what the main clause refers to, we may use the misrelated participle. And the subject of the misrelated participle is the speaker ----I.
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norwolfI wonder if I can treat such sentences as this: When we want to express the clue of our own views about what the main clause refers to, we may use the misrelated participle. And the subject of the misrelated participle is the speaker ----I.Yes, I think that's a reasonable approach, but be careful because it might not apply in every single case. Englis
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Thank you, Jim. I will be looking for the exceptions. If you notice any, would you please share with me?
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Here comes a sample:
Getting back to our story,the princess was killed.
The subject of the participle is I, but the main clause is not my view.
Getting back to our story,the princess was killed.
The subject of the participle is I, but the main clause is not my view.
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Another one:
Coming to this question,I say no.
The subject of the participle is it.
Coming to this question,I say no.
The subject of the participle is it.
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We say:
Considered works of art, they were admitted into the country without customs duties.
But we never say:
*Considering works of art, they were admitted into the country without customs duties.
Because the subject of the participle is customs officers, neither they nor I.
Considered works of art, they were admitted into the country without customs duties.
But we never say:
*Considering works of art, they were admitted into the country without customs duties.
Because the subject of the participle is customs officers, neither they nor I.
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When we say:
Judging from your article, he may not live past 40.
Japanese love bully bosses, to judge by popular culture.
We send a message to the listener that this is my view.
When we say:
Judged on its own terms, the war on terror has been by far Bush's greatest success.
We are meaning that thi
Judging from your article, he may not live past 40.
Japanese love bully bosses, to judge by popular culture.
We send a message to the listener that this is my view.
When we say:
Judged on its own terms, the war on terror has been by far Bush's greatest success.
We are meaning that thi
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