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Emilky Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Please teach me English.

"Frightened by the scream, the glass dropped out of her hand."

Please correct my English.
  

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Here is what the sentence says: The glass was so scared by her scream that it jumped right out of her hand.

  • Here is what the sentence says: The glass was so scared by her scream that it jumped right out of her hand.
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Here is what the sentence says:

The glass was so scared by her scream that it jumped right out of her hand.
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This suggests the glass was frightened.Emotion: big smile
Instead, say eg "
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Thank you for the quick reply. This sentece came from my English test at school. I had to change the word "Frightened " to a correct expression. I couldn't change any other word but the "Frightened. " What should I have written on the answer sheet?
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She being frightened ...
When she was frightened ...
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Once, when she was frightened by the scream, the glass dropped out of her hand.
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Thank you so much. Please teach me more. Should I have written "She being frightened by the scream, the glass dropped out of her hand.", or "She being frightened at the scream, the glass dropped out of her hand."? Which one is nomal?
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You need a full clause, not a reduced clause. That makes the subject and verb of each clause independent.

You also need a word that introduces a dependent clause such as "when," or add the conjunction "and" to connect the two clauses.

She was frightened by the scream and the glass dropped...
When she was frightened by the scream, and the glass droppe
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars. But this sentece came from my English test at school. I had to change the word "Frightened " to a correct expression. I couldn't change any other word but the "Frightened. " What should I have written on the answer sheet?
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Change "frightened" to "When she was frightened"

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