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Fuchsia Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Verbless clause
a) Nervously, the gunman opened the letter.
b) Nervous, the gunman opened the letter.
Could you tell me whether there exists any difference of nuance between a and b? Thanks in advance!
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fuchsia b) Nervous, the gunman opened the letter. That is rather awkward. I think you meant: The nervous gunman opened the letter.
- fuchsia b) Nervous, the gunman opened the letter.
- That is rather awkward.
- I think you meant: The nervous gunman opened the letter.
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fuchsiab) Nervous, the gunman opened the letter.
That is rather awkward. I think you meant:
The nervous gunman opened the letter.
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fuchsiaa) Nervously, the gunman opened the letter.
This is better than the other one. His hands are shaking so that he is fumbling with the envelope, and he is looking around in fear. In fact, it would be far better to say that rather than use an adverb.
fuchsiab) Nervous, the gunman opened the letter.
No. This mak
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