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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Hi, I have a question about non-finite clauses (participial sentences). Can anyone tell me if the 3rd sentence is correct?

The original and complete complex sentence is :

1.She didnt' know where she was when she woke up.

One can rewrite the above sentence to:

2. When waking up, she didn't know where she was.

However, I am not sure if I change the order of the clauses to:

3. She didn't know where she was when waking up.

Is the 3rd one correct and acceptable?

Many thanks for the help.
  

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Hi, I have a question about non-finite clauses (participial sentences). Can anyone tell me if the 3rd sentence is correct? She didnt' know where she was when she woke up.

— Clive

  • Hi, I have a question about non-finite clauses (participial sentences).
  • Can anyone tell me if the 3rd sentence is correct?
  • She didnt' know where she was when she woke up.
  • Sounds fine.
  • One can rewrite the above sentence to: 2.
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Hi,
I have a question about non-finite clauses (participial sentences). Can anyone tell me if the 3rd sentence is correct?

The original and complete complex sentence is :

1.She didnt' know where she was when she woke up. Sounds fine.

One can rewrite the above sentence to:

2. When waking up, she didn't know where she was.This example sounds pretty awkward an
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