Lee hurt his foot

[Untaught88]

Hi,


Is the combination of the following sentences correct?

1) Lee hurt his foot. He stopped.
Hurting his foot, Lee stopped.

2) He was asked to deliver a speech. He cut a sorry figure.
He was asked to deliver a speech but he cut a sorry figure.

 

[teechar]

Is this homework?

 

[Untaught88]

No.

 

[jutfrank]

Is the combination of the following sentences correct?

1) Lee hurt his foot. He stopped.
Hurting his foot, Lee stopped.

2) He was asked to deliver a speech. He cut a sorry figure.
He was asked to deliver a speech but he cut a sorry figure.

1) is acceptable. It shows a cause and an effect. We assume Lee stopped because he hurt his foot.
2) doesn't work. There's not a strong enough logical relationship to combine those two ideas into one sentence.