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sejpdw
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 Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:05 am Post subject: dangling participle? |
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" There are plenty of reasons why the book won't die. Firstly, we have more leisure than we used to, which means there is more time to do more (including reading books). Added to this, the book is such a practical tool."
In this paragraph, "added to this" is grammatically right? Not a dangling participle? |
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Anuradha Chepur
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:18 am Post subject: |
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| No, 'added to this' is not a dangling participle here. It is a discourse marker meant to link your ideas across sentences and maintain coherence and continuity. In the second sentence, 'firstly' too is a discourse marker. |
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