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Not so easy, Tom. I think these qualify:
1- Assuming that the earth is round, it should be circumnavigable.
2- Based on my test, you are pregnant.
3- Given that it's Tuesday, the laundry man should be here soon.(?)
4- Regarding your dog, he doesn't bite, does he?
5- Seeing that I'm out of work, this interview is important to me.
6- Judging by the colour of your nose, where have you been?
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:32 am Dangling participles: "Assuming that..." |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: | | 3- Given that it's Tuesday, the laundry man should be here soon.(?) |
Many thanks, Mister Micawber!
May I ask why the question mark?
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:46 am Dangling participles: "Assuming that..." |
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I'm not sure whether given is dangling; maybe someone else will be.
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:52 am Dangling participles: "Assuming that..." |
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It is me again! 
Could you please tell me if the following sentences are 100%correct? No dangling participles!
1- Assuming that the earth is round, Newton proposed this theory.
2- Based on my test, the report cannot be wrong.
3- Given that it is Tuesday, I cannot allow you a half day leave.
4- Regarding your dog, there are a few things I would like to discuss.
5- Seeing that I am out of work, you should help me out.
6- Judging by the colour of your nose, I am sure you have been out all day long.
Do we agree?
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 14:40 pm Dangling participles: "Assuming that..." |
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#4 is a very common way of expression, but I am not sure that it is not dangling. If there is a dummy subject, the actual subject is things... and neither there nor things can regard.
Yet the phrase is so pervasive that I am tempted to simply call 'regarding... ' a set phrase-- in which case I could solve my own difficulty by adding 'given that...' to the same list of set phrases: then we need not worry about dangle.
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| #8 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 21:38 pm Dangling participles: "Assuming that..." |
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I am sorry I could not get my point across!
Do the following sentences sound OK to you?
1- Assuming that the earth is round, Newton proposed this theory.
2- Based on my test, the report cannot be wrong.
3- Given that it is Tuesday, I cannot allow you a half day leave.
4- Regarding your dog, there are a few things I would like to discuss.
5- Seeing that I am out of work, you should help me out.
6- Judging by the colour of your nose, I am sure you have been out all day long.
OK??
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| #9 (permalink) Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:32 am Dangling participles: "Assuming that..." |
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| Quote: | #4 is a very common way of expression, but I am not sure that it is not dangling. If there is a dummy subject, the actual subject is things... and neither there nor things can regard.
Yet the phrase is so pervasive that I am tempted to simply call 'regarding... ' a set phrase-- in which case I could solve my own difficulty by adding 'given that...' to the same list of set phrases: then we need not worry about dangle. |
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| #10 (permalink) Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:25 pm Dangling participles: "Assuming that..." |
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Mea culpa; sorry, Mister Micawber! 
And a massive 'thanks' to you and Amy.
I just wanted to share the name of the book with you that gave me this information.
The Cambridge Guide to English Usage., by Pam Peters. (topic: dangling participles) |
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