Is “many of them doing” correct sentence?

My musical history was a maze of competing movement and slogans, many of them claiming to be “new” in one way or another. The musical scene was a maze of competing movement and slogans, many of them claiming to be “new” in one way or another.

I am reading the book Music in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries and on page 106 I thought the sentence above seems ungrammatical according to this answer. To my knowledge that is a run-on sentence and should be connected by a certain conjunction like and or “then” or “but” or “either” or others.

The musical scene was a maze of competing movements and slogans, and many of them claimed to be “new” in some way or another.

The musical scene was a

maze of competing movements and slogans, many of which claimed to be “new” in one way or another.

Is “claiming” better than “claimed”?

I’ve read this answer.but it seems too sketchy for me to understand..

Asked on December 20, 2021 in Grammar.
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Is the sentence fine? What is a true run-on sentence?

Is it not ungrammatical to join independent clauses with a comma and without conjunction? What is a nonessential relative of the second sentence in your question?

What happened to

the musical scene? Are there any new slogans that are still relevant today?

What are some examples of sentences where all sentences are in italics and you still have a grammatically correct sentence? You could use any number as you need to. What after a comma acts to give additional (but ultimately unneeded) information about a main clause.

How exactly can you walk carefully

up a staircase, taking care not to impact a sore foot?
I walked down a hallway, cautiously avoiding its freshly painted walls. (Don’t ask me)
Do I miss my friend?


Past participle verbs work with other verbs of any tense, so claiming will always work (although you may need a helper verb along with it—such as were claiming, are claming or will be claiming) in some constructions.

It doesn’t have to be claiming, but it can be. If you use something other than just claiming, you need to make sure it uses a verb tense that matches what’s used at the start of the sentence.

Take your first alternative sentence. The musical scene was a maze of competing movements and slogans, and many of them

claimed to be “new” in some way or another.

The musical scene is a maze of competing movements and slogans, many of which claim to be “new” in one way or another. We could also take your second alternate

sentence (which, unlike the first, is another example of the use of a relative clause) and change both verbs to the present tense.

What are the advantages of going for 5-6 day hike?

Answered on December 21, 2021.
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Is the sentence fine? What is a true run-on sentence?

Is it not ungrammatical to join independent clauses with a comma and without conjunction? What is a nonessential relative of the second sentence in your question?

What happened to

the musical scene? Are there any new slogans that are still relevant today?

What are some examples of sentences where all sentences are in italics and you still have a grammatically correct sentence? You could use any number as you need to. What after a comma acts to give additional (but ultimately unneeded) information about a main clause.

How exactly can you walk carefully

up a staircase, taking care not to impact a sore foot?
I walked down a hallway, cautiously avoiding its freshly painted walls. (Don’t ask me)
Do I miss my friend?


Past participle verbs work with other verbs of any tense, so claiming will always work (although you may need a helper verb along with it—such as were claiming, are claming or will be claiming) in some constructions.

It doesn’t have to be claiming, but it can be. If you use something other than just claiming, you need to make sure it uses a verb tense that matches what’s used at the start of the sentence.

Take your first alternative sentence. The musical scene was a maze of competing movements and slogans, and many of them

claimed to be “new” in some way or another.

The musical scene is a maze of competing movements and slogans, many of which claim to be “new” in one way or another. We could also take your second alternate

sentence (which, unlike the first, is another example of the use of a relative clause) and change both verbs to the present tense.

What are the advantages of going for 5-6 day hike?

Answered on December 21, 2021.
Add Comment

Is the sentence fine? What is a true run-on sentence?

Is it not ungrammatical to join independent clauses with a comma and without conjunction? What is a nonessential relative of the second sentence in your question?

What happened to

the musical scene? Are there any new slogans that are still relevant today?

What are some examples of sentences where all sentences are in italics and you still have a grammatically correct sentence? You could use any number as you need to. What after a comma acts to give additional (but ultimately unneeded) information about a main clause.

How exactly can you walk carefully

up a staircase, taking care not to impact a sore foot?
I walked down a hallway, cautiously avoiding its freshly painted walls. (Don’t ask me)
Do I miss my friend?


Past participle verbs work with other verbs of any tense, so claiming will always work (although you may need a helper verb along with it—such as were claiming, are claming or will be claiming) in some constructions.

It doesn’t have to be claiming, but it can be. If you use something other than just claiming, you need to make sure it uses a verb tense that matches what’s used at the start of the sentence.

Take your first alternative sentence. The musical scene was a maze of competing movements and slogans, and many of them

claimed to be “new” in some way or another.

The musical scene is a maze of competing movements and slogans, many of which claim to be “new” in one way or another. We could also take your second alternate

sentence (which, unlike the first, is another example of the use of a relative clause) and change both verbs to the present tense.

What are the advantages of going for 5-6 day hike?

Answered on December 21, 2021.
Add Comment

Is the sentence fine? What is a true run-on sentence?

Is it not ungrammatical to join independent clauses with a comma and without conjunction? What is a nonessential relative of the second sentence in your question?

What happened to

the musical scene? Are there any new slogans that are still relevant today?

What are some examples of sentences where all sentences are in italics and you still have a grammatically correct sentence? You could use any number as you need to. What after a comma acts to give additional (but ultimately unneeded) information about a main clause.

How exactly can you walk carefully

up a staircase, taking care not to impact a sore foot?
I walked down a hallway, cautiously avoiding its freshly painted walls. (Don’t ask me)
Do I miss my friend?


Past participle verbs work with other verbs of any tense, so claiming will always work (although you may need a helper verb along with it—such as were claiming, are claming or will be claiming) in some constructions.

It doesn’t have to be claiming, but it can be. If you use something other than just claiming, you need to make sure it uses a verb tense that matches what’s used at the start of the sentence.

Take your first alternative sentence. The musical scene was a maze of competing movements and slogans, and many of them

claimed to be “new” in some way or another.

The musical scene is a maze of competing movements and slogans, many of which claim to be “new” in one way or another. We could also take your second alternate

sentence (which, unlike the first, is another example of the use of a relative clause) and change both verbs to the present tense.

What are the advantages of going for 5-6 day hike?

Answered on December 21, 2021.
Add Comment

Is the sentence fine? What is a true run-on sentence?

Is it not ungrammatical to join independent clauses with a comma and without conjunction? What is a nonessential relative of the second sentence in your question?

What happened to

the musical scene? Are there any new slogans that are still relevant today?

What are some examples of sentences where all sentences are in italics and you still have a grammatically correct sentence? You could use any number as you need to. What after a comma acts to give additional (but ultimately unneeded) information about a main clause.

How exactly can you walk carefully

up a staircase, taking care not to impact a sore foot?
I walked down a hallway, cautiously avoiding its freshly painted walls. (Don’t ask me)
Do I miss my friend?


Past participle verbs work with other verbs of any tense, so claiming will always work (although you may need a helper verb along with it—such as were claiming, are claming or will be claiming) in some constructions.

It doesn’t have to be claiming, but it can be. If you use something other than just claiming, you need to make sure it uses a verb tense that matches what’s used at the start of the sentence.

Take your first alternative sentence. The musical scene was a maze of competing movements and slogans, and many of them

claimed to be “new” in some way or another.

The musical scene is a maze of competing movements and slogans, many of which claim to be “new” in one way or another. We could also take your second alternate

sentence (which, unlike the first, is another example of the use of a relative clause) and change both verbs to the present tense.

What are the advantages of going for 5-6 day hike?

Answered on December 21, 2021.
Add Comment

Is the sentence fine? What is a true run-on sentence?

Is it not ungrammatical to join independent clauses with a comma and without conjunction? What is a nonessential relative of the second sentence in your question?

What happened to

the musical scene? Are there any new slogans that are still relevant today?

What are some examples of sentences where all sentences are in italics and you still have a grammatically correct sentence? You could use any number as you need to. What after a comma acts to give additional (but ultimately unneeded) information about a main clause.

How exactly can you walk carefully

up a staircase, taking care not to impact a sore foot?
I walked down a hallway, cautiously avoiding its freshly painted walls. (Don’t ask me)
Do I miss my friend?


Past participle verbs work with other verbs of any tense, so claiming will always work (although you may need a helper verb along with it—such as were claiming, are claming or will be claiming) in some constructions.

It doesn’t have to be claiming, but it can be. If you use something other than just claiming, you need to make sure it uses a verb tense that matches what’s used at the start of the sentence.

Take your first alternative sentence. The musical scene was a maze of competing movements and slogans, and many of them

claimed to be “new” in some way or another.

The musical scene is a maze of competing movements and slogans, many of which claim to be “new” in one way or another. We could also take your second alternate

sentence (which, unlike the first, is another example of the use of a relative clause) and change both verbs to the present tense.

What are the advantages of going for 5-6 day hike?

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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