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Jerry Chen
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 Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:16 am Post subject: Need help from native English speakers |
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Hello,
Please read the following sentence:
Kathy didn't have any money to buy the books because she had lost her wallet.
If the above sentence is changed to:
Having lost her wallet, Kathy didn't have any money to buy the books.
Kathy didn't have any money to buy the books, having lost her wallet.
Which one is correct? Or both of them are correct?
Thanks for your help. |
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cgage2
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:56 am Post subject: |
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| The first one is the simplest and best |
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CP
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| Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: |
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Between the two sentences, the first is better because the participial phrase "having lost her wallet" is next to the word it actually modifies / refers to, namely, Kathy.
"Having lost her wallet, Kathy didn't have any money to buy the books."
In your second sentence, the phrase modifies / refers to the books, which is incorrect:
"Kathy didn't have any money to buy the books, having lost her wallet."
The books didn't lose Kathy's wallet, Kathy did.
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