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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which + verb or ing clause?
They drove round with the door open, which showed a bomb on the back seat.
'revealed' is probably better. But does the above still work using which and using showed?
Or should it be 'showing'?
Ta
'revealed' is probably better. But does the above still work using which and using showed?
Or should it be 'showing'?
Ta
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I don't like the whole casting-- there is confusion about whether it is the door, the open door, or the whole activity that reveals the bomb. The sentence needs reframing.
- I don't like the whole casting-- there is confusion about whether it is the door, the open door, or the whole activity that reveals the bomb.
- The sentence needs reframing.
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I don't like the whole casting-- there is confusion about whether it is the door, the open door, or the whole activity that reveals the bomb. The sentence needs reframing.
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I agree. Could you please give me an alernative? I'm struggling to avoid the ambiguity.
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Don't subordinate the bomb-- it's the more important, isn't it? Something like this, I suppose:
They drove round with the door open, and the bomb on the back seat was obvious/evident/clearly visible.
They drove round with the door open, and the bomb on the back seat was obvious/evident/clearly visible.
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