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Mowgli Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
word order after because
Hello,
could I write this: He wrote spy thrillers because during the war he worked as a spy in Russia.
Or do I have to write? : He wrote spy thrillers because he worked as a spy in Russia during the war.
Thank you Mowgli
could I write this: He wrote spy thrillers because during the war he worked as a spy in Russia.
Or do I have to write? : He wrote spy thrillers because he worked as a spy in Russia during the war.
Thank you Mowgli
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I would think number 1 is probably correct but a little bit awkward and needs additional ponctuation : '... '. Number 2 is better and doesn't need additional commas, since it displays in the 'logical' order.
- I would think number 1 is probably correct but a little bit awkward and needs additional ponctuation : '...
- '.
- Number 2 is better and doesn't need additional commas, since it displays in the 'logical' order.
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I would think number 1 is probably correct but a little bit awkward and needs additional ponctuation : '... because, during the war, he...'.
Number 2 is better and doesn't need additional commas, since it displays in the 'logical' order.
Number 2 is better and doesn't need additional commas, since it displays in the 'logical' order.
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I think that both of them are okey... but I'm not sure... I mean... they look allrighty and sound good. They must be okey 
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Just to apologize for the typo I made : I wrote 'ponctuation' whereas it should be 'punctuation'... Somebody ought to slap my sticky fingers...
This refers to option number 1 in the original note above, which I think requires additional pUnctuation.
This refers to option number 1 in the original note above, which I think requires additional pUnctuation.
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You can write it either way, and I wouldn't even bother to add commas for such a short phrase.
CJ
CJ
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Is it correct to use because in this sentence? What would the reason be ? Just because he worked as a spy doesn't mean that he must write about it, does it? It's like saying: she had to move to Sweden because she is blonde.
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Hurm.... "She had to move to Sweden because she is blonde" certainly sounds weird. But "She moved to Sweden because she is brunette" seems reasonable. In Sweden there are a lot of guys who much prefer brunettes to blondes.
paco
paco
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Nothing in the sentence says he had to write about being a spy.
"because" doesn't necessarily introduce the only reason something is done.
Nevertheless, I understand your feeling that this sentence doesn't use "because" in the most typical way. It asks us to fill in a lot of the missing reasoning. He was a spy. Now he's not. He had to make a living doing something. He h
"because" doesn't necessarily introduce the only reason something is done.
Nevertheless, I understand your feeling that this sentence doesn't use "because" in the most typical way. It asks us to fill in a lot of the missing reasoning. He was a spy. Now he's not. He had to make a living doing something. He h
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