http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarConstructions/wcbpk/post.htm#679450Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:14:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:679450Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarConstructions/wcbpk/post.htm#679450http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-679450.xml. 1) Noisy as a pack of dogs, my neighbours moved off to Valparaiso at night. (I doubt that they move every night. ) 2) The children got out of school, happy about the end of the year/term. 3) Charles, rich as a tycoon and handsome as an actor, couldn&#39;t draw the girl&#39;s attention. ( Businessmen are not proverbially rich. Girls are glamorous. If it were his beloved, attention would not be a problem. ) 4) Ignoring the check-points, we got into the stadium . 5) We got in the stadium by ignoring the check points. if you write a comma before &quot;ignoring&quot; it still carries the same meaning as with &quot;by&quot;-- No, in #4 the getting in does not necessarily require the ignoring. 6) With a pair of earplugs and an mp3...http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarConstructions/wcbpk/post.htmSun, 22 Feb 2009 17:37:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:678548jossx1http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarConstructions/wcbpk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-678548.xmlCan you check if these grammar constructions are good? 1) Noisy as a pack of dogs , my neighbours move off to Valparaiso at night. 2) The children got out the school happy about the end of the season. I don&#39;t remember if a comma is required. Do you know it?. This is and adjectival phrase (I think) 3) Charles, rich as a businessman and glamorous as an actor, couldn&#39;t catch his beloved&#39;s attention. Is the appositive correct? 4) We got in the stadium ignoring the check-points. Ignoring explains an action happening at the same time. is it the ing- clause good? It suggests that they could&#39;ve paid for the ticket but ignored the check points. 5) We got in the stadium by ignoring the check points . The method they...