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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The 2 clauses don't go together Do they?

Do these 2 clauses go together?

Reading this city guide, it feels like I've already been.
  

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Anonymous Reading this city guide, it feels like I've already been. ) If you add "there" to the end of your sentence, everything will be fine. Edit.

  • Anonymous Reading this city guide, it feels like I've already been.
  • ) If you add "there" to the end of your sentence, everything will be fine.
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AnonymousReading this city guide, it feels like I've already been.
(The first one is only a participial phrase.)

If you add "there" to the end of your sentence, everything will be fine.
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There is no other word missing.

What is a participle phrase?

[Just by] Reading this city guide, it feels like I've already been there.
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AnonymousReading this city guide, it feels like I've already been.
It can't read a guide. I would say: Reading this city guide, I feel like I've already been there.(= When I read this city guide, I feel like I've already been there.)

CB
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I see your point, CB, but can't this be a special function of "it"? (I can't come up with the name for it.)

Being under the weather, it seems foolish for me to go. "It" can't be under the weather.
Taking everything into account, the price seems too high. "The price" can't take everything into account.

I guess you'd reject these sentences as well.
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AnonymousThere is no other word missing.
In my opinion, no.
AnonymousWhat is a participle phrase?
A participle is a verbal. It's a form of the verb which has no tense, and can't be the main verb in a finite clause.
Running at top speed, the officer caught the thief.

CB is raising the issue that th
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AvangiBeing under the weather, it seems foolish for me to go. "It" can't be under the weather.Taking everything into account, the price seems too high. "The price" can't take everything into account.I guess you'd reject these sentences as well.
Hi Avangi,

I know native speakers utter sentences like your examples. Who am I to object to them if they are
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Hi CB,
I hope I took your first post in the spirit intended. I did appreciate the humor!

The danglers I added were were not intended as obstreperousness, but to coax you into revealing more of your views on the subject.

I've recently fielded some questions on dangling participles which made me aware of my ignorance.

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