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Pirate Prentice Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Using both adverbs and participles in the introduction of a sentence...
Howdy. If I was to write a sentence that had an adverbial preposition in the beginning, I know it would be incorrect to also have a participle that attempted to modify the subject, like this:
Next to my Osbie Feel, laughing, I hopped around.
since "laughing" would automatically modify "Osbie Feel"...so if I wanted "laughing" to modify "I", I'd just write:
Laughing next to my Osbie Feel, I hopped around.
OK. So then what about participles that attempt to modify the subject but aren't next to adverbial prepositions? Like, would you also change this:
Anyhow, laughing, I ate a banana sandwich.
to this?
Laughing anyhow, I ate a banana sandwich.
because, anyhow being an adverb an all, it serves relatively the same purpose as any other adverb. Help.
Next to my Osbie Feel, laughing, I hopped around.
since "laughing" would automatically modify "Osbie Feel"...so if I wanted "laughing" to modify "I", I'd just write:
Laughing next to my Osbie Feel, I hopped around.
OK. So then what about participles that attempt to modify the subject but aren't next to adverbial prepositions? Like, would you also change this:
Anyhow, laughing, I ate a banana sandwich.
to this?
Laughing anyhow, I ate a banana sandwich.
because, anyhow being an adverb an all, it serves relatively the same purpose as any other adverb. Help.
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What is an adverbial preposition? A preposition is just a preposition. How many kinds can there be? I don't understand your question. (I think others feel the same, which is why you're not getting any reponses.)
Pirate Prenticewould you also change this:
Anyhow, laughing, I ate a banana sandwich.
to this?
Laughing anyhow, I ate a banana sandwich.
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The other type of preposition is an adjectival preposition, which modifies things as adjectives do.
adjectival: The dog in the basement is talking to me.
adverbial: I began skipping down the street.
If the question was unclear: If you shouldn't place participles after prepositions, should you not do so after any adverbs?
But I think you already answere
adjectival: The dog in the basement is talking to me.
adverbial: I began skipping down the street.
If the question was unclear: If you shouldn't place participles after prepositions, should you not do so after any adverbs?
But I think you already answere
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Pirate PrenticeThe other type of preposition is an adjectival preposition, which modifies things as adjectives do.I thought you might mean something like that. I just wanted to be sure.
adjectival: The dog in the basement is talking to me.
adverbial: I began skipping down the street.
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