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Roky0071 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The man stands eating or The man is standing eating

1) "The man is standing and at the same time he is eating chips from the bag."
2) "The boy is standing and same time he is waiting for a bus."
My question is if I would join "1)" sentence into a simple one and "2)" sentence into a simple one then what would be the sentences? Please explain it grammatically. Thinking you.

Can I write "1) The man is standing eating chips from the bag." and "2) The boy is standing waiting for a bus."?
  

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Add a comma. The participial reduced clause modifies the subject. 1) The man is standing , eating chips from the bag.

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  • Add a comma.
  • The participial reduced clause modifies the subject.
  • 1) The man is standing , eating chips from the bag.
  • Two other possibilities: Compound verb: The man is standing and eating chips from the bag.
  • Alternate placement: The man eating chips from the bag is standing.
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Add a comma. The participial reduced clause modifies the subject.

1) The man is standing, eating chips from the bag.
Two other possibilities:
Compound verb:
The man is standing and eating chips from the bag.
Alternate placement:
The man eating chips from the bag is standing.

The same patterns can be used for the second sentence.
2) The boy i
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roky0071Can I write "1) The man is standing eating chips from the bag." and "2) The boy is standing waiting for a bus."?
Yes, you can, or you can connect the two ideas given in each of your sentences thus:

- The man is standing and eating chips from the bag.

- The boy is standing and waiting for a bus.
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