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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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Participial phrase
While a graduate student at Yales University, Close was known for his skillful brushwork. As he explained in an interview, after finishing graduate school in 1967, he forced a personal artistic breakthrough by abandoning the paintbrush.
Q) Does the underlined part sound natural if changed to "Explaining in an interview, after finishing graduate school in 1967, he forced a personal artistic breakthrough by abandoning the paintbrush?"
Q) Does the underlined part sound natural if changed to "Explaining in an interview, after finishing graduate school in 1967, he forced a personal artistic breakthrough by abandoning the paintbrush?"
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No.
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moon7296You mean it's grammatically correct, but sounds off, right?It could only mean that he forced the breakthrough while, or as a consequence of, explaining in an interview, but this interpretation is very strained and does not come easily to mind. In effect, the sentence seems ungrammatical.
Compare, "Crossing the road, he tripped and hurt himsel
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