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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Sorry about repeating this question.

I am really sorry, but I would like to make sure you agree that the example sentence can be rewritten to both 1) and 2) ,but the implied meanings of the sentences are slightly different?

ex) I wrote a letter, describing the company as being great.

1) I wrote a letter, and the letter described the company as being great.

2) I wrote a letter, and I described the company as being great.

I am sorry and thank you for your time and help as usual.
  

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Anon, It really depends on the whole context. The core meaning of your sentence can be expressed in several ways. Generally speaking, all 3 are incorrect with the use of comma and the phrase,"as being great", which carries that certain awkward sound.

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  • Anon, It really depends on the whole context.
  • The core meaning of your sentence can be expressed in several ways.
  • Generally speaking, all 3 are incorrect with the use of comma and the phrase,"as being great", which carries that certain awkward sound.
  • I would offer these options: I wrote a letter which described how great the company is.
  • I wrote a letter in which I described ............
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Anon,
It really depends on the whole context. The core meaning of your sentence can be expressed in several ways. Generally speaking, all 3 are incorrect with the use of comma and the phrase,"as being great", which carries that certain awkward sound. I would offer these options:
I wrote a letter which described how great the company is.
I wrote a letter in which I described ...........
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