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Old 21-Nov-2006, 03:42
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Default Re: Comprehension etc.


Dear Mike,

Did you mean in 'Given opportunities, the boy will make a good artist.' 'Given opportunities' isn't dangling participle?

Jiang
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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork View Post
I hope they were just pointing out that one should avoid dangling a participle when a sentence starts with one. The example is not a dangling participle.
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