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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
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a. The onset of the rash begins on the top of my head, then slowly moves down my body, before finishing on my forearms.
b. The rash begins on the top of my head, and then slowly moves down my body, and then finishes on my forearms.
Is it common to use the before clause at the end of the sentence and to use it in conjunction with 'finishing'?
Is a or b better?
Thanks
b. The rash begins on the top of my head, and then slowly moves down my body, and then finishes on my forearms.
Is it common to use the before clause at the end of the sentence and to use it in conjunction with 'finishing'?
Is a or b better?
Thanks
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The "before" clause is fine at the end of the sentence. "before finishing" is also OK. I'm not quite so keen on "the onset begins".
- The "before" clause is fine at the end of the sentence.
- "before finishing" is also OK.
- I'm not quite so keen on "the onset begins".
- (a) is also faulty in that you're saying the onset slowly moves down the body and finishes on the forearms, which doesn't make sense.
- The repetition of "and then" in (b) is noticeable.
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The "before" clause is fine at the end of the sentence. "before finishing" is also OK. I'm not quite so keen on "the onset begins". (a) is also faulty in that you're saying the onset slowly moves down the body and finishes on the forearms, which doesn't make sense.
The repetition of "and then" in (b) is noticeable.
The repetition of "and then" in (b) is noticeable.
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