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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
participle clauses
Hello all 
I have two almost identical sentences but only the second one is correct:
The snow which fell overnight has turned to ice. (not The snowfalling overnight has turned to ice.)
The snow which fell overnight has caused traffic chaos. ( or The snow falling overnight has caused traffic chaos.)
Why the first "falling" sentence is incorrect? It might help if you could come up with another, very similar, example where the difference would be more evident to me. Because normally I would say the first sentence thinking it is a correct one.
Thank you very much.
Dominik P.
I have two almost identical sentences but only the second one is correct:
The snow which fell overnight has turned to ice. (not The snow
The snow which fell overnight has caused traffic chaos. ( or The snow falling overnight has caused traffic chaos.)
Why the first "falling" sentence is incorrect? It might help if you could come up with another, very similar, example where the difference would be more evident to me. Because normally I would say the first sentence thinking it is a correct one.
Thank you very much.
Dominik P.
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Anonymous Why is the first "falling" sentence is incorrect? Think of it this way. The falling of the snow can't turn to ice.
- Anonymous Why is the first "falling" sentence is incorrect?
- Think of it this way.
- The falling of the snow can't turn to ice.
- Only the snow itself can turn to ice.
- It's difficult to hear 'the snow falling overnight' in that sentence without interpreting 'falling' as a gerund.
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AnonymousWhy is the first "falling" sentenceThink of it this way. The falling of the snow can't turn to ice. Only the snow itself can turn to ice. It's difficult to hear 'the snow falling overnight' in that sentence without interpreting 'falling' as a gerund.isincorrect?
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