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| 1-"He was not a journalist, working for the NY Times." 2-"He was not a journalist, who worked for the NY Times." Could they be followed by: A-"He was a photographer for the NY Times." Or do they necessarily mean that he was neither a journalist, nor an employee of the NY Times. |
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1. He was not working for the NY times as a journalist. 2. He did not work for the NY times as a journalist. Sentence number two can be followed by: (2) He was a photographer for the NY times. Sentence number 1 can be followed by: (1) He was working as a photographer for the NY times. Keep the 2 simple past sentences together and keep the 2 past progressive sentences together. I would use the sentences in the simple past. They sound better. |
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| Take the commas out and they will start making sense. |
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| I agree with TDOL. The sentences are fine without the commas. Either of them could be followed by your third sentence. |
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| Thanks. I'm beginning to get the picture, I think, but I'd like to try another one if you don't mind. What about this one: 1-He wasn't a journalist, working for the NY Times, but a photographer, working for the LA Times. |
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| 1-He wasn't a journalist, working for the NY Times, but a photographer, working for the LA Times. I'd say that here the commas are optional, depending on important you see the newspapers as. |
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1. The sentences are short. 2. The particpial phrases are an integral part of the sentences meaning. |
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Aren't the first and third commas unnecessary? I agree with MikeNewYork. |
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| IMO, they are. The -ing clauses are participles that describe, complement the predicate nominatives. |
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