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PASTEL Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Present participle (hyperactive huskies)
The dogs---blue-eyed huskies---were excited and yipping, their pink tongues steaming in the cold.
Is "with" being omitted? Or I think we should replace the comma with a semicomma.
The dogs---blue-eyed huskies---were excited and yipping, with their pink tongues steaming in the cold.
Pastel
Is "with" being omitted? Or I think we should replace the comma with a semicomma.
The dogs---blue-eyed huskies---were excited and yipping, with their pink tongues steaming in the cold.
Pastel
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Do you mean 'semicolon'? In any case, no, nothing else is required. '
- Do you mean 'semicolon'?
- In any case, no, nothing else is required.
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Do you mean 'semicolon'?
In any case, no, nothing else is required. The non-finite modifiers can be piled on even more thickly before the sentence becomes too heavy:
'The dogs, blue-eyed huskies, were excited and yipping, their pink tongues steaming in the cold, their paws scratching eagerly in the hard-packed snow, and their ears pricked and ready for action.'
In any case, no, nothing else is required. The non-finite modifiers can be piled on even more thickly before the sentence becomes too heavy:
'The dogs, blue-eyed huskies, were excited and yipping, their pink tongues steaming in the cold, their paws scratching eagerly in the hard-packed snow, and their ears pricked and ready for action.'
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Hello, MM,
Can I reverse the sentence?
"Their pink tongues steaming in the cold, the dogs were excited and yipping."
Can I reverse the sentence?
"Their pink tongues steaming in the cold, the dogs were excited and yipping."
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Grammatically/structurally, yes indeed, you can. Practically speaking, I don't like it as well-- it makes the streaming tongues seem less a result of the excitement and more of an incidental-- I don't know why, it's just my impression.
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