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Spooner Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Sentence correction.

As much as they loved to uphold their traditions, they were not letting those traditions limit them from welcoming and adopting new ideas, allowing room for more pragmatic and liberalistic thinking.

hi,

Could you help me check the sentence above for any grammatical errors?

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As much as they loved to uphold their traditions, they were not letting those limit them from welcoming and adopting new ideas or allowing room for more pragmatic and liberal thinking.

— Mister Micawber

  • As much as they loved to uphold their traditions, they were not letting those limit them from welcoming and adopting new ideas or allowing room for more pragmatic and liberal thinking.
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As much as they loved to uphold their traditions, they were not letting those limit them from welcoming and adopting new ideas or allowing room for more pragmatic and liberal thinking.
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Sir, as a non-native, using present participles when writing a sentence has been a huge joy for me. Emotion: big smile

Was it absolutely
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using present participles when writing a sentence has been a huge joy for me-- Allowing emotion to interfere with language production is counter-productive.
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I will take your advice to heart.

Would you then at least care to explain why using the present participle was bad idea?
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It set up an unclear relationship between letting, welcoming, adopting, and allowing.
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