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Vsuresh Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Sentence correctness
Please tell me if this sentence is correct.
His handwriting being illegible, I couldn’t figure out what he had written.
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It's a fragment/comma splice/modifier issue. You can fix it in a few ways: Given that his handwriting was illegible, I couldn’t figure out what he had written. Due to his illegible handwriting, I couldn’t figure out what he had written.
- It's a fragment/comma splice/modifier issue.
- You can fix it in a few ways: Given that his handwriting was illegible, I couldn’t figure out what he had written.
- Due to his illegible handwriting, I couldn’t figure out what he had written.
- His handwriting was illegible; I couldn't figure out what he had written.
- I couldn't figure out what he had written because his handwriting was illegible.
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It's a fragment/comma splice/modifier issue. You can fix it in a few ways:
- Given that his handwriting was illegible, I couldn’t figure out what he had written.
- Due to his illegible handwriting, I couldn’t figure out what he had written.
- His handwriting was illegible; I couldn't figure out what he had written.
- I couldn't figure out what he had written because
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vsureshPlease tell me if this sentence is correct.
His handwriting being illegible, I couldn’t figure out what he had written.
It's perfectly fine.
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