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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Participle
1. While he was waiting for the bus, he read the newspaper.
2. While waiting for the bus, he read the newspaper.
Can I say, "he read the newspaper, waiting for the bus?"
2. While waiting for the bus, he read the newspaper.
Can I say, "he read the newspaper, waiting for the bus?"
Top answer
Hi, Yes, but it's better to keep the phrase near 'he'. Clive
- Hi, Yes, but it's better to keep the phrase near 'he'.
- Clive
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Hi,
Could you answer another participle question?
For the sentence #1 and #2, one might make the insertions shown in parentheses:
1. When (she was) questioned, she denied being a member of the group. (quoted by A student's Grammar of the English Language)
Q1) Can I take off "when" too?; "Questioned, she denied being a member of the group."
Could you answer another participle question?
For the sentence #1 and #2, one might make the insertions shown in parentheses:
1. When (she was) questioned, she denied being a member of the group. (quoted by A student's Grammar of the English Language)
Q1) Can I take off "when" too?; "Questioned, she denied being a member of the group."
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Hi,
Could you answer another participle question?
For the sentence #1 and #2, one might make the insertions shown in parentheses:
1. When (she was) questioned, she denied being a member of the group. (quoted by A student's Grammar of the English Language) Yes
Q1) Can I take off "when" too?; "Questioned, she denied bei
Could you answer another participle question?
For the sentence #1 and #2, one might make the insertions shown in parentheses:
1. When (she was) questioned, she denied being a member of the group. (quoted by A student's Grammar of the English Language) Yes
Q1) Can I take off "when" too?; "Questioned, she denied bei
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Such 'short-form' clauses are not typical of casual English.
That means even if sentence may be wordy, it's better to say a subject in a surbordinate clause one more time in spoken English?
e.g., "When she was questioned, she denied being a member of the group" rather than "When questioned(or just ques
That means even if sentence may be wordy, it's better to say a subject in a surbordinate clause one more time in spoken English?
e.g., "When she was questioned, she denied being a member of the group" rather than "When questioned(or just ques
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