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14 questions linked to/from "Dangling Participles"
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Is this sentence grammatically correct ? Use of present participle [duplicate]
Looking for a way to choose the proper modules for the system, I reviewed all my notes taken in class.
I know looking is present participle, but I feel it is improper to be used in this meaning. The ...
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a dangling participle [duplicate]
a dangling participle
The sentence below is from IT by Stephen King.
Here, ganged around a bus stop with a sign reading KENMORE SQUARE CITY
CENTER, he sees waitresses, nurses, city employees, ...
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Is it grammatical to use a participle phrase with a different subject from the preceding clause? [duplicate]
As I understand it, the standard use of a participle phrase is something like,
The man walked into the room smoking a cigarette.
In this case, the subject for the participle phrase smoking a ...
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participial phrase placement [duplicate]
In a grammar test I did, the following sentence was to be corrected:
"I first spotted the turtle playing tag in the yard."
It clearly contains a misplaced modifier. The correction suggested ...
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Misplaced clauses [duplicate]
However, most assets are still subject to some price volatility and inflation, even those considered a strong store of value, such as gold.
Is ”even those considered a strong store of value” a ...
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Using the gerund to express causation [duplicate]
Is the following phrase grammatically correct:
Suffering from anxiety and depression, life has been a tremendous challenge for him ever since he was a young boy.
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When addressing a general audience, some of them may be [duplicate]
..."Can" is more likely when you are addressing a particular person. "Can" expresses ability, so we tend to make some sort of appraisal of whether the person being addressed ...
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Dangling Participial Phrase [closed]
Here’s the original:
The veterinarian was caught off guard when, regaining consciousness,
we were again attacked by the cat.
My rewrite of this sentence is either:
The veterinarian was caught ...
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Why is the sentence "A strong light is necessary to sew well" gramatically wrong?
So I was trying to refresh my memory about grammar using English Grammar for Dummies and I came across this sentence.
A strong light is necessary to sew well
According to the author, this ...
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Is this sentence grammatically correct? Adverb clause
When I got back my test recently, I oddly found that my English teacher thinks that there is an error in the usage of adverbial clauses in
"It seems that moving the body while learning, which ...
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Is there something awkward in an "the alert followed the meeting"?
I recently came across a question on our sister site, English Language Learners, which was asking about a question the OP had seen in some sort of language test which asked which word should be used ...
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Hypersensitivity to Dangling Modifiers [closed]
I'm concerned that I'm developing a hypersensitivity to dangling modifiers, even if they don't dangle very much.
For context, I have the following sentence:
"From the edge of the rice paddy, Richard ...
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"that modifer" usage [duplicate]
Hi could you please let me know if the "that modifer" modifies the closest noun (i.e exercises) or further away head noun (i.e. vocabulary), in the following passage.
Let's review some ...
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Modifying a sentence object
In one study, for instance, bar codes were placed on bees, tracking their activities.
Is this correct? Or do we say...
In one study, for instance, bar codes were placed on bees to track their ...
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