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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
participial phrase
1. It turns and looks into the camera, raising its eyebrows and smiling.
2. A cat with a hat and in boots fights with villains showing off his
splendid fencing skills.
3. A cat with a hat and in boots fights with villains, showing off his
splendid fencing skills.
Q) I was wondering why there's no comma before "showing" in #2 when there is a comma in front of "raising" in #1. Does the implied meaning or something change if a comma is added in front of "showing" in #3?
2. A cat with a hat and in boots fights with villains showing off his
splendid fencing skills.
3. A cat with a hat and in boots fights with villains, showing off his
splendid fencing skills.
Q) I was wondering why there's no comma before "showing" in #2 when there is a comma in front of "raising" in #1. Does the implied meaning or something change if a comma is added in front of "showing" in #3?
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moon7296 Q) I was wondering why there's no comma before "showing" in #2 when there is a comma in front of "raising" in #1. It's an omission. The sentence is not very natural so it does not surprise me.
- moon7296 Q) I was wondering why there's no comma before "showing" in #2 when there is a comma in front of "raising" in #1.
- It's an omission.
- The sentence is not very natural so it does not surprise me.
- moon7296 Does the implied meaning or something change if a comma is added in front of "showing" in #3?
- No.
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moon7296Q) I was wondering why there's no comma before "showing" in #2 when there is a comma in front of "raising" in #1.It's an omission. The sentence is not very natural so it does not surprise me.
moon7296Does the implied meaning or something change if a comma is added in front of "showing" in #3?No. Commas don't usuall
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