Question about sentences
Dear all,
Please see the following sentence. One of my superiors told me that this sentence is incorrect. He said, "this gives me a feeling that "condition" was admitted in the hospital." But I feel that this sentence is correct. I would like to get your expert opinion on this.
1) His condition worsened after being admitted to the hospital.
Thank you.
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cat navy 425 I would like to get your expert opinion on this. Your superior is indeed superior in this instance. The only noun there for the participial phrase to apply to is "condition", the subject of the main clause.
- cat navy 425 I would like to get your expert opinion on this.
- Your superior is indeed superior in this instance.
- The only noun there for the participial phrase to apply to is "condition", the subject of the main clause.
- People say things like this all the time without being misunderstood, and a lot of people would not even notice anything was wrong, but you should avoid this kind of thing in writing.
- His condition worsened after he was admitted to the hospital.
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cat navy 425I would like to get your expert opinion on this.
Your superior is indeed superior in this instance. The only noun there for the participial phrase to apply to is "condition", the subject of the main clause. People say things like this all the time without being misunderstood, and a lot of people would not even notice anything was wrong, but you
0cat navy 4251) His condition worsened after being admitted to the hospital.
Condition refers to the physical being which was better before hospitalization.
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