[Grammar] Complex

[tzfujimino]

Originally Posted by Clark

On the contrary, in an absolute participial construction a participle has its own doer, which is different from the subject of the sentence.
e.g. She walked away, tears streaming down her face.

Ah...I see...Absolute Participial Construction...
That's why the sentence you've given makes sense(understandable).
Yes...you are right.
Well, I'm not used to this structure, so...I'm not entitled to say whether it's right or not.

[rj1948]

Originally Posted by Ram100

Kindly combine the following sentences into a simple sentence.

Homer was a great poet.He was born somewhere.Nobody knows where.

Thanks,
R-

The great poet,Homer's birth place is unknown to anybody.

Regards,
rj1948.

[Clark]

Originally Posted by rj1948

The great poet,Homer's birth place is unknown to anybody.

Regards,
rj1948.

I think the first fragment is too short and the last one is too long. What do you think of this:

Homer being a great poet, his birth place is unknown.

I know for sure that an absolute construction can function as an adverbial of reason but here it's an adverbial of concession (Though Homer is a great poet, ...). Is it still possible to express that type of relationship by an absolute construction?

[Kraken]

I am not a teacher neither a native. I haven't even started University (yet) , and I don't want to appear like a show-off. But I have been reading about Homer and I'd like to know whether you are going to use the 'combined' sentence in an essay or something.
If that is the case, we should say that nobody knows for sure where he was born, since some say he was from Babylon, others mention Ithaca, Smyrna or Chios as the place of his birth. In fact, many scholars doubt he was an actual historical individual (see Homer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
So, as a free choice:

"We don't know for sure where Homer, the great poet, was born."

If you still want to make a shake-up of them three phrases, first of all you should avoid any redundant information.
My choice would be:

"Homer was a great poet and his place of birth is unknown."

Also:
"Homer was a great poet but/and we don't know/nobody knows where he was born
"Where Homer, the great poet, was born, nobody knows (for sure)."

I hope you find it useful, mate.

[tedtmc]

"Homer was a great poet, notwithstanding that his place of birth is unknown."

[2006]

Originally Posted by Ram100

Kindly combine the following sentences into a simple sentence.

Homer was a great poet.He was born somewhere.Nobody knows where.

Thanks,
R-

Since Ram100 doesn't want to participate...

I think the best sentence is, 'Nobody knows where the great poet Homer was born.'