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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
participial phrase and conjuntive with
Below are the sentenced related each other according to my book.
1. With everybody insisting on going there, I don't know whom I should send.
(= 1.1. Everybody insists on going there + I don't know whom I should send)
(= 1.2. As everybody insists on going there, I don't know whom I should send.)
Q1) If "with" in #1 is left out, does the sentence sound off? I ask this because the sentence without "with" look like a participial phrase for #1.2.
2. He is sure to succeed with such knowledge and experience.
(=2.1. He is sure to succeed + He has such knowledge and experience)
(=2.2. He is sure to succeed since he has such knowledge and experience.)
Q2) Is #2 just another way of expressing the idea for #2.2? (stylistically?)
1. With everybody insisting on going there, I don't know whom I should send.
(= 1.1. Everybody insists on going there + I don't know whom I should send)
(= 1.2. As everybody insists on going there, I don't know whom I should send.)
Q1) If "with" in #1 is left out, does the sentence sound off? I ask this because the sentence without "with" look like a participial phrase for #1.2.
2. He is sure to succeed with such knowledge and experience.
(=2.1. He is sure to succeed + He has such knowledge and experience)
(=2.2. He is sure to succeed since he has such knowledge and experience.)
Q2) Is #2 just another way of expressing the idea for #2.2? (stylistically?)
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moon7296 If "with" in #1 is left out, does the sentence sound off? Yes.
- moon7296 If "with" in #1 is left out, does the sentence sound off?
- Yes.
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Ah..
Q3) That means, although there's a rule for a participial phrase like the ones below, it doesn't apply to everything looking similar, right?
- Night coming on, children started for home. = (When the night came, children started for home)
- The weather being wonderful, we went to the beach. =(As the weatherwas wonderful, we went to the beach.
Q4) Could you please answ
Q3) That means, although there's a rule for a participial phrase like the ones below, it doesn't apply to everything looking similar, right?
- Night coming on, children started for home. = (When the night came, children started for home)
- The weather being wonderful, we went to the beach. =(As the weatherwas wonderful, we went to the beach.
Q4) Could you please answ
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moon7296Night coming on, children started for home."the children" would be more usual, but even with that change the sentence is not natural to me.
moon7296The weather being wonderful, we went to the beach.This one is OK.
moon72962. He is sure to succeed with such knowledge and experienc
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