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This tag is for questions about morphology and syntax, the two elements of grammar. DO NOT USE THIS TAG IF YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER SOMETHING SPECIFIC IS GRAMMATICAL. For such cases use the 'grammaticality' tag. Also do not use this for punctuation or spelling (orthography); those are not about grammar, and they have their own tags.
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To comma or not to comma
According to the Purdue Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL), you should not use a comma after a brief introductory prepositional phrase.
On the page Commas after Introductions, under the section labeled …
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does this sentence sound right?
Since the turn "belongs" to the English edition, so to speak, I would indicate the possessive with an apostrophe-s added to "edition."
Also, since the second clause of the sentence is independent (it …
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Change of voice within a sentence
The primary problem with both sentences is a dangling modifier. A dangling modifier is a grammatical phrase that isn't directly followed by the noun it modifies.
In this case, the participial phrase
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"Adding motion" usage in sentence/slogan
I agree that the "adding to" phrasing doesn't make much sense.
How about "Moving you through your daily boredom" instead? It retains the "motion" concept but sounds more natural to me.
You could exp …
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