What does "possessing the qualities referred to above" describe?
????¦ A. If you have ever met with a man of my type possessing the qualities referred to above , the chances are that you have remarked him to be a jealous man.
Q1) In sentence A, which I just came across in a book, what does "possessing the qualities referred to above" describe?
1. a man
2. my type
I bet "possessing the qualities referred to above" describes a man. But not quite sure.
Q2) Is sentence A correct and grammatical English?
Top answer
Question 2: No, this is not very good English but the writer may not have meant it to be. Question 1: The phrase "possessing the qualities referred to above" suggests that the writer or the speaker has already discussed his character earlier. So we are missing the paragraphs before this one.
- Question 2: No, this is not very good English but the writer may not have meant it to be.
- Question 1: The phrase "possessing the qualities referred to above" suggests that the writer or the speaker has already discussed his character earlier.
- So we are missing the paragraphs before this one.
- I assume they spoke about his character.
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Question 2: No, this is not very good English but the writer may not have meant it to be.
Question 1: The phrase "possessing the qualities referred to above" suggests that the writer or the speaker has already discussed his character earlier. So we are missing the paragraphs before this one. I assume they spoke about his character.
0fire1what does "possessing the qualities referred to above" describe?
a man
(It's unusual for a modifying phrase to refer to a phrase with a possessive like 'my', 'your', etc.)
fire1Q2) Is sentence A correct and grammatical English?
Yes.
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