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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
phrase with object
How to modify an object with a participial phrase followed by a prepositional phrase?
He ate the banana, rotting inside, on top of the table.
object: banana
participial phrase: rotting inside
prepositional phrase: on top of the table
I want to modify the object, the banana, with a non-essential adjectival phrase separated by a comma.
Is this allowable? Does it make sense?
He ate the banana, rotting inside, on top of the table.
object: banana
participial phrase: rotting inside
prepositional phrase: on top of the table
I want to modify the object, the banana, with a non-essential adjectival phrase separated by a comma.
Is this allowable? Does it make sense?
Top answer
It is generally awkward, non-native, and difficult to understand—or at least your example is. Too many commas spoil the brevity.
- It is generally awkward, non-native, and difficult to understand—or at least your example is.
- Too many commas spoil the brevity.
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It is generally awkward, non-native, and difficult to understand—or at least your example is. Too many commas spoil the brevity.
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AnonymousHe ate the banana, rotting inside, on top of the table.You may have to give another example. This is a faulty sentence.
There is no need to make it complicated. He ate the rotten banana on the table. Sometimes too many words spoil the sentence.
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