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Sir, I want to know the meaning of this sentence . The bomb exploded, destroying the house. Does it mean the bomb exploded and destroyed the house ? or anything else . Please explain it .
What is headline-style? Headline Style can't be like Present continuous tense or past continuous tense that is excluded from Is/are/was/were meaning Omitted with Verb to be? I often see news like BBC news, Telegraph, CNN, Daily Mirror X For examples Hikers exploring remote trails in the Rockies." "Chefs preparing gourmet meals for charity event." "Artists creating stunning murals in city neighborhoods." "Volunteers rescuing animals from flood-ravaged areas." "Entrepreneurs innovating new technologies for space travel." "Researchers studying the effects of climate change on polar bears."
Sir, thank you for your video. I would like to ask a question about the Adjectival participle clauses. Can I delete the comma in front and behind the clause? For example, Can I change "Sally, sleeping during the movie, missed the final scenes" to "Sally sleeping during the movie missed the final scenes"? Thank you!
Hi Susanna. Great question. If you want to write this sentence in the most correct form, you need to use the commas as they are written. This reduced relative clause is a non-defining relative clause, and because the the clause 'sleeping during the movie' is extra, optional information, it needs to have commas around it. Remember that if we don't use commas in a non-defining relative clause, it will become a defining relative clause, which can change the meaning of the sentence.
Great try. See below for corrections: 1. I get my car serviced at the original dealer. 2. Correct 3. I got my washing machine repaired. Don’t forget correct punctuation too.
Hey sir, thanks for your teaching. I have one question. Is the same meaning of these two sentences. 1. Drinking a cup of tea, Jack read the morning paper. 2. Jack, drinking a cup of tea, read the morning paper. Many thanks !
Hi Ringo. Yes, they are both correct and have the same meaning. You have created the same sentence using a participle clause (1) and a reduced relative clause (2).
