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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

(participle phrase)Being watching TV, I fell asleep = While watching ~

Being watching TV, I fell asleep.

Do you avoid using 'Being' in the front of a sentence as a participle phrase even though it's grammatically correct?

Will you say 'While watching TV, I fell asleep?' or eles instead?

One more question.

Finished his homework, Roger started playing computer games.

Will you not say like that? and will say like 'After Roger finished his homework, he started playinig computer games?'
  

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-- It is not grammatical 'correct' in that it is not in use. No native speaker would say, write or think that. ' or eles instead'-- Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- It is not grammatical 'correct' in that it is not in use.
  • No native speaker would say, write or think that.
  • ' or eles instead'-- Yes.
  • - No.
  • 'Finished with his homework' is OK.
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Do you avoid using 'Being' in the front of a sentence as a participle phrase even though it's grammatically correct?-- It is not grammatical 'correct' in that it is not in use. No native speaker would say, write or think that.


Will you say 'While watching TV, I fell asleep?' or eles instead'-- Yes.

Finished his homework, Roger started playing computer games.W
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Thank you very much.

I become very confused.

I thought (or someone/books taught me) that the way to change a sentence into a paticiple sentence is omit the subject and transform the verb in the main clause. Q1) Is it correct?

The example I brought is a good example of it.

You said:

Finished his homework, Roger started playing computer games.Will you
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I cannot vouch for or deny many of these 'assembly rules' that appear in ESL texts, since my English does not function that way. I don't think it is that simple, however (because it never is).

'-Ed' participles in nonfinite clauses reflect a passive voice form, not an active voice form, so that I can say these:

After he was finished with his homework, he...
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Wow, your explanation is crystal clearEmotion: big smile

A passive sentence is with -ed and an active sentence is with -ing (remained a v
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Right.

But I'm not sure that what I wrote always holds true; it just came to mind.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

I'd like to ask if we can say the following. I found these in an excerise book.

After I had finished my breakfast, I went out for a walk.

1. Can I say: Having finished my breakfast, I went out for a walk?

2. Can I say: After I finished my breakfast, I went out for a walk?

3. Does that mean "After I was finished with my breakfa
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After I (had) finished my breakfast, I went out for a walk.

1. Can I say: Having finished my breakfast, I went out for a walk?-- Yes

2. Can I say: After I finished my breakfast, I went out for a walk?-- Yes

3. Does that mean "After I was finished with my breakfast, I went out for a walk" has the same meaning as "After I fin
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for answering and correcting my sentence question.

Have a great day

Tinanam
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I had already too many questionsEmotion: zip it!

I think this would be the last concerning this question.

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You put brackets around 'had' in 0. I think 'Having' in 1 suggests the earlier tense than 'went' in the main cluase. Is it correct?-- Yes, I do.

Q1) Can I also say 'finishing my breakfast, I went out for a walk' for the sentence 0 with 'had?'--Yes.

Q2) If it is right, is it also natural with the sentence without 'had?'-- Yes.
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