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Mango pen 189 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Placement of a participle clause
A- Reading her book, she rode her bicyle.
B- She rode her bicyle, reading her book.
Is there a difference between them. Does one of them sound more natural or more formal than the other?
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mango pen 189 Is there a difference between them. It is a matter of sense. The second one is right.
- mango pen 189 Is there a difference between them.
- It is a matter of sense.
- The second one is right.
- The first one has her reading a book, and suddenly she's on a bicycle.
- There are ways to express that if you want, but this isn't one of them.
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mango pen 189Is there a difference between them.
It is a matter of sense. The second one is right. The first one has her reading a book, and suddenly she's on a bicycle. There are ways to express that if you want, but this isn't one of them.
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mango pen 189Does one of them sound more natural or more formal than the other?
Personally, I think B sounds more natural. Also, the sentence is so short that, in my opinion, it doesn't need a comma.
CJ
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