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Hktrader Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Problem on Present Participle

I have a question on present participle , please help.

Here is 2 sentences:
1) I ride my bicycle
2) I go to school

And I can join these 2 into 1 sentence:
Riding my bicycle I go to school

Can I join these 2 like this?
A) I ride my bicycle going to school
B) I go to school riding my bicycle
C) Going to school I ride my bicycle

According to my grammar book, Present Participle can be used before or after a finite verb. If so, is that A,B and C all correct?
  

Top answer

Hi hktrader, hktrader Here is are 2 sentences:1) I ride my bicycle2) I go to school hktrader And I can join these 2 into 1 sentence:Riding my bicycle I go to school, Yes you may, but it would be a bit awkward. Conceptually, you are on the right track. But I think your example isn't the best.

— Dimsumexpress

  • Hi hktrader, hktrader Here is are 2 sentences:1) I ride my bicycle2) I go to school hktrader And I can join these 2 into 1 sentence:Riding my bicycle I go to school, Yes you may, but it would be a bit awkward.
  • Conceptually, you are on the right track.
  • But I think your example isn't the best.
  • You can simply express the two sentences by say ' I usually ride my bicycleto school'.
  • I add "usually" to justify the present tense.
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Hi hktrader,
hktraderHere is are 2 sentences:1) I ride my bicycle2) I go to school
hktraderAnd I can join these 2 into 1 sentence:Riding my bicycle I go to school, Yes you may, but it would be a bit awkw
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Thanks for your response!
Although my examples are quite clumsy, are they still grammatically correct?
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hktraderThanks for your response!Although my examples are quite clumsy, are they still grammatically correct?
Yes.
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