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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Two questions...Dummy it and punctuation
a. I want to know how quickly it will take to get the ball rolling.
b. I want to know how quickly to get the ball rolling will take.
Question: What is the antecedent of it, or is it a dummy pronoun? Do you accept b?
And below, which do you prefer?
a. I will make one last comment about me, I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
b. I will make one last comment about me, which is I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
c. I will make one last comment about me--I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
d. I will make one last comment about me: I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
b. I want to know how quickly to get the ball rolling will take.
Question: What is the antecedent of it, or is it a dummy pronoun? Do you accept b?
And below, which do you prefer?
a. I will make one last comment about me, I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
b. I will make one last comment about me, which is I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
c. I will make one last comment about me--I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
d. I will make one last comment about me: I have travelled the world, seen more things than you would have dreamed of seeing, but I still have regrets, still have issues and problem, just like everyone else.
Top answer
For the first part, form (a) is correct. (b) is not acceptable English. Of the second choice...
- For the first part, form (a) is correct.
- (b) is not acceptable English.
- Of the second choice...
- a) is a "comma splice" and is not correct.
- b) is just about OK but I get a touch of comma overload from it!
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For the first part, form (a) is correct. (b) is not acceptable English.
Of the second choice...
a) is a "comma splice" and is not correct.
b) is just about OK but I get a touch of comma overload from it! I would split it up into smaller bits, or as (c) or (d).
c) & d) either a dash or a colon would be OK there.
Of the second choice...
a) is a "comma splice" and is not correct.
b) is just about OK but I get a touch of comma overload from it! I would split it up into smaller bits, or as (c) or (d).
c) & d) either a dash or a colon would be OK there.
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