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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Promise

Hello,

1. If I make a promise, I keep it. (complex sentence)

A. I make a promise and I keep it. (compound sentence)

B. Making a promise, I keep it. ( simple sentence)

Are #A and #B correct?

Thanks.

  

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hanuman_2000 Are #A and #B correct? A is OK, but 'making a promise' is regarded by many grammarians as a participle clause, which makes B a complex sentence. CJ

— CalifJim

  • hanuman_2000 Are #A and #B correct?
  • A is OK, but 'making a promise' is regarded by many grammarians as a participle clause, which makes B a complex sentence.
  • CJ
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hanuman_2000Are #A and #B correct?

A is OK, but 'making a promise' is regarded by many grammarians as a participle clause, which makes B a complex sentence.

CJ

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