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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

subject use in sentence

Hello,
I am working on a short story, and am struggling with remembering a certain rule of grammar, having to do with the subject of a sentence. The sentence is as follows: "Despite the woman being lower to the ground, Daniel couldn't shake the feeling that she still looked down on him."
I know that if I didn't have "the woman" in the beginning of that sentence, it would be incorrect, since the subject it would be referring to, would be the woman. However, the sentence continues with Daniel as the subject. But since I have mentioned the woman as the subject of the first part, is it kosher to switch the subject to Daniel?

Thanks
Mica
  

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" This is fine. " The initial phrase now refers to Daniel. The grammar is fine, but the meaning is now different and a bit odd.

— Clive

  • " This is fine.
  • " The initial phrase now refers to Daniel.
  • The grammar is fine, but the meaning is now different and a bit odd.
  • Ciive
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"Despite the woman being lower to the ground, Daniel couldn't shake the feeling that she still looked down on him."
This is fine.


"Despite the woman being lower to the ground, Daniel couldn't shake the feeling that she still looked down on him."
The initial phrase now refers to Daniel. The grammar is
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