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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...



 
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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Tue Aug 12, 2008 18:15 pm  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
Hi, please look at this sentence:

I liked German shepherds and grew up with one. Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising and endearing to me given this dog's dire condition.
=> Is it grammatically correct? I think it is because I cited it from a paper. However, the bold part seems very dangle to me. (strange syntax)

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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Tue Aug 12, 2008 20:35 pm  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
Hi Nessie,

The sentence is fine. 'given' here works as a participle and means as much as 'taking into consideration' or 'seeing'.
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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:08 am  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
Would a comma before "given" make it less strange?

(I hope the condition wasn't acaudescence.)

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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:25 am  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
Hi MrP,

I'm mystified; acaudescence - a cau de science - brimming with science - serious? Question
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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:34 am  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
It is a very rare condition, much feared by breeders, where the tail suddenly detaches itself in mid-wag.
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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:31 am  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
Ah, heedless docking!
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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:06 am  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
Thanks a lot, MrP and Ralf Smile
So whether there is a comma before "given" or not is OK?
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Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising... Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:53 am  Yet the wagging tail was utterly surprising...		  
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