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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
missing words
I got a sentence from the news:
In the area packed with people buying and selling wears on the street.
My version:
In the area which was packed with people who were buying and selling wears on the street.
I just can't comprehend that kind of sentences grammatically.
Would anyone here please help me on this matter. Thanks.
In the area packed with people buying and selling wears on the street.
My version:
In the area which was packed with people who were buying and selling wears on the street.
I just can't comprehend that kind of sentences grammatically.
Would anyone here please help me on this matter. Thanks.
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My version:In the area which was packed with people who were buying and selling wears on the street. Neither version is a complete sentence. There is no main clause.
- My version:In the area which was packed with people who were buying and selling wears on the street.
- Neither version is a complete sentence.
- There is no main clause.
- Incidentally, they are selling wares.
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AnonymousIn the area packed with people buying and selling wears on the street.My version:In the area which was packed with people who were buying and selling wears on the street.Neither version is a complete sentence. There is no main clause. Incidentally, they are selling wares.
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I mean is it acceptable? But how do we explain it grammatically. I still don't get it.
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It is not acceptable.
We don't explain it grammatically except to say that, lacking a main clause, it is not a complete sentence. It works as a subordinate clause in a sentence such as:
"The young man who played his guitar quietly in the middle of the square stood out in the area
We don't explain it grammatically except to say that, lacking a main clause, it is not a complete sentence. It works as a subordinate clause in a sentence such as:
"The young man who played his guitar quietly in the middle of the square stood out in the area
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