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JimmyH Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

themselves warm by surrounding..

"People trying to keep themselves warm by surrounding around a fire."

Is it fine in terms of grammar?
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Huzaifa Asif Is it fine in terms of grammar? No. It has no finite verb, and surrounding around a fire doesn’t sound quite right.

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  • Huzaifa Asif Is it fine in terms of grammar?
  • No.
  • It has no finite verb, and surrounding around a fire doesn’t sound quite right.
  • Maybe: People are trying to keep themselves warm by gathering around a fire.
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Huzaifa AsifIs it fine in terms of grammar?
No. It has no finite verb, and surrounding around a fire doesn’t sound quite right.

Maybe:

People are trying to keep themselves warm by gathering around a fire.
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