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Gillyflower Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
present participle
Hi,
I wonder if the use of present participle correct and meaningful in the context below:
"Almost 17% of residents of anaesthesiology and emergency medicine have reported at least one drowsiness-related traffic accident during their training course; all the reported accidents being occurred at the end of the shift, between 8 and 9 o'clock, while driving under free-flow or medium traffic flow conditions.
Thanks!
I wonder if the use of present participle correct and meaningful in the context below:
"Almost 17% of residents of anaesthesiology and emergency medicine have reported at least one drowsiness-related traffic accident during their training course; all the reported accidents being occurred at the end of the shift, between 8 and 9 o'clock, while driving under free-flow or medium traffic flow conditions.
Thanks!
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No, that is not correct. accidents occurred at... You could put a comma after "course" and then use the participle.
- No, that is not correct.
- accidents occurred at...
- You could put a comma after "course" and then use the participle.
- accidents, all reported accidents having occurred at the end...
- " is not correct because you are saying that the accidents were driving, and accidents can't drive.
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No, that is not correct.
...accidents occurred at...
You could put a comma after "course" and then use the participle.
...accidents, all reported accidents having occurred at the end...
Your use of "while driving under free-flow..." is not correct because you are saying that the accidents were driving, and accidents can't drive.
...accidents occurred at...
You could put a comma after "course" and then use the participle.
...accidents, all reported accidents having occurred at the end...
Your use of "while driving under free-flow..." is not correct because you are saying that the accidents were driving, and accidents can't drive.
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Very interesting situation! Because the structure is two "sentences" connected by the semi-colon, the verb in question must be the past tense, occurred. Had the punctuation been a comma, occurring would be the proper form.
Note, however, that what follows is not clearly expressed: at the end of the shift, between 8 and 9 o'clock, while driving under free-flow or me
Note, however, that what follows is not clearly expressed: at the end of the shift, between 8 and 9 o'clock, while driving under free-flow or me
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Thanks for your reply.
"Almost 17% of residents of anaesthesiology and emergency medicine have reported at least one drowsiness-related traffic acc
EnglishmavenYour use of "while driving under free-flow..." is not correct because you are saying that the accidents were driving, and accidents can't drive.What about this one? Is the following sentence OK?
"Almost 17% of residents of anaesthesiology and emergency medicine have reported at least one drowsiness-related traffic acc
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gillyflowerIs the following sentence OK?No. You are trying to pack too much into one sentence.
Almost 17% of residents in anaesthesiology and emergency medicine have reported that, during their training course, they had at least one drowsiness-related traffic accident while driving under free-flow or medium traffic flow conditions. All these accident
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