Participle phrase modifying a noun in a sentence
Today, women are ready to break though what is called "glass ceiling", meaning that they have been kept from the top positions in management and production.
1. Is this sentence grammatical and natural?
2. What does "meaning" refer to in the sentence?
I think "meaning" refers to "glass ceiling".
3. Even if "meaning" is changed to "implying", does "implying" also refer to "glass ceiling"?
Top answer
fire1 Today, women are ready to break though what is called the "glass ceiling", meaning that they have been kept from the top positions in management and production. While it is easy to understand broadly what the sentence is trying to say, the structure seems technically unsatisfactory to me. Nothing that has previously been mentioned can really "mean" the thing stated.
- fire1 Today, women are ready to break though what is called the "glass ceiling", meaning that they have been kept from the top positions in management and production.
- While it is easy to understand broadly what the sentence is trying to say, the structure seems technically unsatisfactory to me.
- Nothing that has previously been mentioned can really "mean" the thing stated.
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fire1Today, women are ready to break though what is called the "glass ceiling", meaning that they have been kept from the top positions in management and production.
While it is easy to understand broadly what the sentence is trying to say, the structure seems technically unsatisfactory to me. Nothing that has previously
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