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Cw Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Present Participle Clauses (word order)

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001. "He went out of the house shouting loudly." 02br
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002. "Shouting loudly, he went out of the house." 02br
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00The present participle clause can be placed at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. 02br
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00However, that is not the case here: 02br
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003. "She was at a bar having a drink." 02br
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004. "Having a drink, she was at a bar." (x) 02br
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00Or here? 02br
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005. "Sue got home late feeling very tired." 02br
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006. "Feeling very tired, Sue got home late." (x) 02br
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00Or here: 02br
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007. "Linda was in London for two years working as a tourist guide." 02br
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008. "Working as a tourist guide, Linda was in London for two years." (x) 02br
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00Or even here: 02br
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009. "Mary walked round the town looking at the sights and taking pictures." 02br
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0010. "Looking at the sights and taking pictures, Mary walked round the town." (x) 02br
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00Why? 02br
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00Also, do you know any websites where I can get exercises to practice this kind of clauses? 02br
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00Thank you in advance. 0-
  

Top answer

12blockquote 12br 02br 00Because causes precede effects. 02br 02br 00Going out of the house is not a prerequisite for shouting. They are independent actions.

  • 12blockquote 12br 02br 00Because causes precede effects.
  • 02br 02br 00Going out of the house is not a prerequisite for shouting.
  • They are independent actions.
  • 02br 02br 00Being at a bar is related to and is a sort of reason for drinking, so the mention of drinking comes after the mention of being at a bar.
  • 02br 02br 00Getting home late is a good indicator that Sue was tired.
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00Why?12blockquote
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00Because causes precede effects. 02br
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00Going out of the house is not a prerequisite for shouting. They are independent actions. 02br
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00Being at a bar is related to and is a sort of reason for drinking, so the mention of drinking comes after the m
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0Actually, your examples 6,8 and 10 sound good to me!0-

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