Surrounded by large supermarkets

[Bassim]

I am wondering if my sentence is correct. Is it correct to begin it as I did or do I need to start with "Because he was surrounded by large..."?


Surrounded by large supermarkets, Bob had to close his little shop.

 

[teechar]

It was the shop, not Bob, that was surrounded by the supermarkets.

Surrounded by large supermarkets, Bob's [STRIKE]had to close his[/STRIKE] little shop couldn't survive the competition and had to close (down).

 

[andrewg927]

It was the shop, not Bob, that was surrounded by the supermarkets.

Though I am not sure if this actually makes a big difference. Whether Bob or his shop is surrounded by large supermarkets, the meaning is still quite transparent. Perhaps, not strictly grammatical but the sentence is not an immediate eyesore.

 

[GoesStation]

And to careful writers.