I see it this way: The first one: " Standing at the gate , James was stung by a scorpion . Standing- is used as a particple phrase. " James was stung by a scorpion standing at the gate ". Even being transposed,

Good evening, Chris, these are thought-provoking questions you have asked, and here is my opinion backed up by data from authoritative sources. 1. The possibility of tell filling the slot of talk in the example sentence seems questionable at

why the comma disappears Because you're only joining two components. The same thing would happen in the main clause: The wind buffeted their bodies and lashed their legs. (No comma.) And the comma would reappear if there were three

" Standing at the gate ,James was stung by a scorpion ." " James saw a girl standing at the gate" In the first statement James is the person that the participle form is reffering to. In the second case the girl is

Here is my take: Recognizing the immediate danger, he ordered everyone to evacuate the building. - participle phrase usge. Recognize is a transitive verb, but I've used it without an object and as a gerund. Is that acceptable? Or,

Hello, I have this doubt, which I cannot solve alone. Sorry. Which one is correct? a) There is the best restaurant. (I think this one is correct.) b) There it is the best restaurant. And with the weather? a) Today is a sunny day.

It makes me contented to realise that you have made sense of the striking difference between not... but vs and , so this 'one thing' you are referring to is the last on the agenda, and may I be clear about two points. First, the omission

After talking it out with some fellow teachers and looking some terms up...we're still a little unsure about our conclusions. Any clarifications would be greatly appreciated! "I'm going to talk about Ichiro Suzuki." (Starting out

The point is that not only... but (also) , unlike and , is not limited to additive function; it distinguishes rather than equates the coordinated elements, so the interpretation 'a matter of X and Y' is dismissed at once, don't worry

I'm not sure of your meaning. The first statement could be exclamatory, and the second "explanatory." Or it could all be one sentence, with the second clause explaining "how much." According to my AmHtg dictionary, the