Averell  +  137156 Wed, 14 Sep 05 05:08 AM Dear, I know that the sentence: "The angry boy ran out of the room slamming the door as he went" is correct, but I cannot explain why. And, in the sentence: "The angry boy ran out of the room and slamming/slammed the door as he went", which word should I use, slamming or slammed? Averell Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 Hanoi New Member 36 Dear, I'm trying to be better in English, so, whenever you see mistakes in my posts, please let me know. Thank you very much!

	Clive  +  137157 Wed, 14 Sep 05 05:17 AM Hi, I know that the sentence: "The angry boy ran out of the room slamming the door as he went" is correct, but I cannot explain why. 'Slamming' is used here as an adjective describing the boy. Think of 'a galloping horse'. What you are really talking about here is 'a slamming boy', not 'a slammed boy'. I'd put a comma before 'slamming' in your sentence. And, in the sentence: "The angry boy ran out of the room and slamming/slammed the door as he went", which word should I use, slamming or slammed? Here, you are joining to separate clauses with 'and'. Each needs its own verb, in the past tense. What you are saying is The angry boy ran out of the room and he slammed the door as he went. Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,628 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs, Tenses, Clauses, Commas, Past Tenses

	Averell  +  137168 Wed, 14 Sep 05 06:05 AM Thank Clive. By the way, I want to ask another question about the using of adj. In the following sentence: "Working on the car made her hands .........", should I use greased or greasy? Averell

	Clive  +  137176 Wed, 14 Sep 05 06:18 AM Hi, Say 'greasy hands'. Usually, something is 'greased' for a purpose, eg a greased moving-part in a machine. Clive Clive