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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Tense shifting within a sentence.
Is this grammatically correct?
"I support abortion, and all I got was excommunication."
The sentence is as such, because the speaker still supports abortion. Personally, the sentence sounds awkward to me. Is there something wrong with this sentence (and I just don't know how to explain it), or am I just asserting a senseless subjective preference by insisting that it's awkward?
"I support abortion, and all I got was excommunication."
The sentence is as such, because the speaker still supports abortion. Personally, the sentence sounds awkward to me. Is there something wrong with this sentence (and I just don't know how to explain it), or am I just asserting a senseless subjective preference by insisting that it's awkward?
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Hi, Is this grammatically correct? " The sentence is as such, because the speaker still supports abortion. Personally, the sentence sounds awkward to me.
- Hi, Is this grammatically correct?
- " The sentence is as such, because the speaker still supports abortion.
- Personally, the sentence sounds awkward to me.
- Is there something wrong with this sentence (and I just don't know how to explain it), or am I just asserting a senseless subjective preference by insisting that it's awkward?
- I wouldn't say it's incorrect grammar, but it certainly sounds awkward.
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Hi,
Is this grammatically correct?
"I support abortion, and all I got was excommunication."
The sentence is as such, because the speaker still supports abortion. Personally, the sentence sounds awkward to me.
Is there something wrong with this sentence (and I just don't know how to explain it), or am I just asserting a senseless subjective preference b
Is this grammatically correct?
"I support abortion, and all I got was excommunication."
The sentence is as such, because the speaker still supports abortion. Personally, the sentence sounds awkward to me.
Is there something wrong with this sentence (and I just don't know how to explain it), or am I just asserting a senseless subjective preference b
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This is the author of the post, by the way!
Thanks for answering, Clive. I changed the original word to "abortion." Let's just treat the sentence as, "I support so-and-so, and all I got was excommunication."
I don't know how to explain why it sounds awkward.
Thanks for answering, Clive. I changed the original word to "abortion." Let's just treat the sentence as, "I support so-and-so, and all I got was excommunication."
I don't know how to explain why it sounds awkward.
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Hi,
The 'and all I got' seems to root the whole sentence firmly in the past. It seems to indicate that the speaker is thinking exclusively about the past.
'I support A, and I got B' does not sound quite so awkward.
Clive
The 'and all I got' seems to root the whole sentence firmly in the past. It seems to indicate that the speaker is thinking exclusively about the past.
'I support A, and I got B' does not sound quite so awkward.
Clive
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Hello again, Clive.
Are you suggesting to modify the sentence from "I support the so-and-so bill, and all I got was excommunication," to "I support the so-and-so bill, and I got excommunicated?" Certainly, the revision does not sound awkward at all.
My next question then is:
How is "and all I got was excommunication" different from "and I got excommunicated?" What m
Are you suggesting to modify the sentence from "I support the so-and-so bill, and all I got was excommunication," to "I support the so-and-so bill, and I got excommunicated?" Certainly, the revision does not sound awkward at all.
My next question then is:
How is "and all I got was excommunication" different from "and I got excommunicated?" What m
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Hello again, Clive.
Are you suggesting to modify the sentence from "I support the so-and-so bill, and all I got was excommunication," to "I support the so-and-so bill, and I got excommunicated?" Certainly, the revision does not sound awkward at all.
My next question then is:
How is "and all I got was excommunication" different from "and I got excommunicated?" What m
Are you suggesting to modify the sentence from "I support the so-and-so bill, and all I got was excommunication," to "I support the so-and-so bill, and I got excommunicated?" Certainly, the revision does not sound awkward at all.
My next question then is:
How is "and all I got was excommunication" different from "and I got excommunicated?" What m
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Hi again,
Are you suggesting to modify the sentence from "I support the so-and-so bill, and all I got was excommunication," to "I support the so-and-so bill, and I got excommunicated?" Certainly, the revision does not sound awkward at all. No, I'm not suggesting that. I just mentioned that to demonstrate the impact of removing 'and all I got'.
The most natural
Are you suggesting to modify the sentence from "I support the so-and-so bill, and all I got was excommunication," to "I support the so-and-so bill, and I got excommunicated?" Certainly, the revision does not sound awkward at all. No, I'm not suggesting that. I just mentioned that to demonstrate the impact of removing 'and all I got'.
The most natural
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