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Paul Evdokimov Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
'since' and a dangling participle
Hi there,
The task is to rephrase "My hair has become soft and shining since I`ve used Glosso shampoo" using the word 'using'.
The author`s answer is "Since using Glosso shampoo, my hair has become soft and shining".
I think that the author has confused the meaning of 'since' in the context and dangled the participle phrase. First off, I infer it from the tense used in the subordinate clause that 'since' means 'because' and not 'from some moment in the past'.'Since using' refers to time and not to the reason. Secondly, if using a participle phrase before the main clause, refer to the subject of the main clause. Hair is just incapable of using shampoo.
The correct answers seem to be as follows:
"On/upon using Glosso shampoo, I`ve made my hair (become) soft and shining";
"By using Glosso shampoo, I`ve made my hair (become) soft and shining".
Please comment whether my assessment is correct.
Thanks in advance.
The task is to rephrase "My hair has become soft and shining since I`ve used Glosso shampoo" using the word 'using'.
The author`s answer is "Since using Glosso shampoo, my hair has become soft and shining".
I think that the author has confused the meaning of 'since' in the context and dangled the participle phrase. First off, I infer it from the tense used in the subordinate clause that 'since' means 'because' and not 'from some moment in the past'.'Since using' refers to time and not to the reason. Secondly, if using a participle phrase before the main clause, refer to the subject of the main clause. Hair is just incapable of using shampoo.
The correct answers seem to be as follows:
"On/upon using Glosso shampoo, I`ve made my hair (become) soft and shining";
"By using Glosso shampoo, I`ve made my hair (become) soft and shining".
Please comment whether my assessment is correct.
Thanks in advance.
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Paul Evdokimov The author`s answer is "Since using Glosso shampoo, my hair has become soft and shining". "since" is most probably intended to refer to a period of time in the original, so the meaning of this word has not been changed. " phrase is, as you say, dangling.
- Paul Evdokimov The author`s answer is "Since using Glosso shampoo, my hair has become soft and shining".
- "since" is most probably intended to refer to a period of time in the original, so the meaning of this word has not been changed.
- " phrase is, as you say, dangling.
- Paul Evdokimov The correct answers seem to be as follows:"On/upon using Glosso shampoo, I`ve made my hair (become) soft and shining";"By using Glosso shampoo, I`ve made my hair (become) soft and shining".
- The word "become" is not natural there, and even without it the sentences are not ideal.
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Paul EvdokimovThe author`s answer is "Since using Glosso shampoo, my hair has become soft and shining"."since" is most probably intended to refer to a period of time in the original, so the meaning of this word has not been changed. However, the "Since using ..." phrase is, as you say, dangling.
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Thanks, GPY,
GPY"since" is most probably intended to refer to a period of time in the originalIn this case, the verb form in the subordinate clause of the original sentence is wrong; it's correct to use the present perfect simple/continuous before 'since' (e.g.,'I've used Glosso shampoo since + time phrase'), but NOT the other way round: one should use the pas
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Paul EvdokimovIn this case, the verb form in the subordinate clause of the original sentence is wrong; it's correct to use the present perfect simple/continuous before 'since' (e.g.,'I've used Glosso shampoo since + time phrase'), but NOT the other way round: one should use the past simple after 'since' because it refers to a certain point in time in the past, not a perio
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