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Latimeri Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
the subject and the predicat
hallo all.
I would ask one thing, I don't know is this right place to ask but anyway, the subject and predicate in the following clause isn't it too far from each other :"My friend saw the pries from our mess going by in the street, walking carefully in the slust, and pounded on the window to attract his attention."
I know this not a place to teach but if someone there could say wheter the suject and predicat are ok.
I would ask one thing, I don't know is this right place to ask but anyway, the subject and predicate in the following clause isn't it too far from each other :"My friend saw the pries from our mess going by in the street, walking carefully in the slust, and pounded on the window to attract his attention."
I know this not a place to teach but if someone there could say wheter the suject and predicat are ok.
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Hi Latimeri I'd say there is too much information between "saw" and "pounded" to easily understand that it was your friend who was doing the pounding. I'd suggest rewriting your sentence this way: When he saw the pries t from our m a ss going by in the street, walking carefully in the slus h , my friend pounded on the window to attract his attention.
- Hi Latimeri I'd say there is too much information between "saw" and "pounded" to easily understand that it was your friend who was doing the pounding.
- I'd suggest rewriting your sentence this way: When he saw the pries t from our m a ss going by in the street, walking carefully in the slus h , my friend pounded on the window to attract his attention.
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Hi Latimeri
I'd say there is too much information between "saw" and "pounded" to easily understand that it was your friend who was doing the pounding. I'd suggest rewriting your sentence this way:
When he saw the priest from our mass
I'd say there is too much information between "saw" and "pounded" to easily understand that it was your friend who was doing the pounding. I'd suggest rewriting your sentence this way:
When he saw the priest from our mass
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YankeeHi Latimeri
I'd say there is too much information between "saw" and "pounded" to easily understand that it was your friend who was doing the pounding. I'd suggest rewriting your sentence this way:
When he saw the priest from our m
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Hemingway? Oh, dear. Perhaps we should just leave that sentence the way it was. 
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Hi Yankee,
What made you bring your tongue out? Can you educate me on Hemingway?
What made you bring your tongue out? Can you educate me on Hemingway?
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Hi Neeraj
The smiley with its tongue hanging out was just a bit of kidding around.
You can find out plenty about Hemingway very easily -- for example, by using Google:
http://www.g
The smiley with its tongue hanging out was just a bit of kidding around.
You can find out plenty about Hemingway very easily -- for example, by using Google:
http://www.g
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Keep going fellows, keep going, certainly there will be find something to speak about.
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