Is that correct sentence structure? I catch myself using this structure a lot
The blanket had been peeled back, revealing imprints of recent slumber. Is sentence for the second clause “correct or should I make a sentence for the third clause?” given too many words in the paragraph?
Why am I so frustrated after my friend asked me to introduce you there, without my permission?
With a single sentence, the grammar
- is good. two sentences
- would increase the total word count two sentences
- would not improve clarity or remove ambiguity. The grammar
is ok.
Is structure a good structure? If so why? What is it common in writing and literature, especially at the end? If rewritten into two sentences and conjoined by “and” and ‘finitizing” the verb (revealing-> (revealing-> reveal), it could be seen as stylistically wordy or clumsy.
The blanket was peeled back, (cause) revealing imprints
- of recent slumber (result) It’s also common
- in literature in general: “Here and
there through the smoke, creeping warily under
the shadows of tottering walls, emerged occasional men and women. Richard R. Edwards, “Story of an Eyewitness: The San Francisco Earthquake. A Memoir. “Collier’s Weekly, May 5, 1906) “Then
he saw the eagles across the distance, two of them, riding low in the depths and rising diagonally towards him. ” (N.p) ” Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn, 1969)
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To address your header, if you do use this structure a lot, perhaps, you should try to vary it by using a different structure (e.g. What’s wrong with me? I can’t explain whether I did have to earn these badges
though).
What happened to a deer that had he driven with maniacs when they hit and killed him by the deer?
When it happened, a little roach flew out of the cabinet and stuck its eggs.
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I used one that is humorous that illustrate the dangers of the phrase best in my opinion.
With a single sentence, the grammar
- is good. two sentences
- would increase the total word count two sentences
- would not improve clarity or remove ambiguity. The grammar
is ok.