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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Perfect participial phrase
Having read the job description, I would very much like to apply for the position.
1)Is the participial phrase adjectival modifying the subject? I don't think it is adveberbial.
2) Would this re-write make the phrase adverbial?
Having read the job description, I realised that I would very much like to apply for the position.
3) Is there a better version to both of these?
Thanks
1)Is the participial phrase adjectival modifying the subject? I don't think it is adveberbial.
2) Would this re-write make the phrase adverbial?
Having read the job description, I realised that I would very much like to apply for the position.
3) Is there a better version to both of these?
Thanks
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1) I think it is adverbial. 2) The second one is just as adverbial as the first. 3) I think your versions are fine.
- 1) I think it is adverbial.
- 2) The second one is just as adverbial as the first.
- 3) I think your versions are fine.
- I don't see that improvement is really needed.
- My paraphrases would be: 1) Now that I've read the job description, ...
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1) I think it is adverbial.
2) The second one is just as adverbial as the first.
3) I think your versions are fine. I don't see that improvement is really needed.
My paraphrases would be:
1) Now that I've read the job description, ...
2) Once I read the job description, ...
CJ
2) The second one is just as adverbial as the first.
3) I think your versions are fine. I don't see that improvement is really needed.
My paraphrases would be:
1) Now that I've read the job description, ...
2) Once I read the job description, ...
CJ
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Thank you.
I just thought my first sentence doesn't really show the relationship between the ing clause and the main clause. The ing clause doesn't answer where when why etc, whereas...
in my second sentence it does: how did you realise? By having read.
Your paraphrases also don't make a connection, just as my first one doesn't.
I just thought my first sentence doesn't really show the relationship between the ing clause and the main clause. The ing clause doesn't answer where when why etc, whereas...
in my second sentence it does: how did you realise? By having read.
Your paraphrases also don't make a connection, just as my first one doesn't.
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