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English 1b3 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Participle phrases--which version is best?

I was tryng to reduce it, removing repeated words.

I was trying to reduce it and to remove repeated words.



I was trying to reduce it, by removing repeated words.

Are all versions grammatical?

Which is best? Why?

Thank you
  

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English 1b3 I was tryng to reduce it, removing repeated words. I was trying to reduce it and to remove repeated words. I was trying to reduce it, by removing repeated words.

— CalifJim

  • English 1b3 I was tryng to reduce it, removing repeated words.
  • I was trying to reduce it and to remove repeated words.
  • I was trying to reduce it, by removing repeated words.
  • No comma in the last one.
  • They are all grammatical.
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English 1b3I was tryng to reduce it, removing repeated words.

I was trying to reduce it and to remove repeated words.



I was trying to reduce it, by removing repeated words.

No comma in the last one. They are all grammatical. I like the last one best (as corrected) because it shows a more logi
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