Is this a complete sentence?

Share on Facebook

Pilita

#86488 Mon, 04 Apr 05 06:26 AM

While farm workers have to wake up every day asking themselves how feed their families, the guero--the oppressor--grew happier and wealthier.

thank you

Pilita

Joined on Fri, Oct 1 2004

USA

Junior Member (98)

Fair Lady

#86495 Mon, 04 Apr 05 07:33 AM

I cannot see anything wrong in it. Sounds complete.

Fair Lady

Joined on Wed, Mar 23 2005

Full Member (104)

CalifJim

#86621 Mon, 04 Apr 05 04:27 PM

It's complete, but it still doesn't make sense. "while" connects things which are happening at the same time. "farm workers have to wake up every day ..." and "the oppressor grew happier ..." happen in the present and the past, respectively, so cannot be connected by "while". This can be corrected in either of two ways: "farm workers had to ..." OR "the oppressor grows happier ...", but not both, of course or you'll be right back where you started -- with one clause in the past and another in the present!

CJ