Wangqh2696122 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Are the eight sentences all grammtically correct?
Are the eight sentences all grammtically correct? I wonder whether a comma can sometimes affect form choice.
1.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room, quick and gentle.
2.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room quick and gentle.
3.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room quickly and gently.
4.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room, quickly and gently.
5.The secretary worked far into the night to prepare a speech for the president.
6.The secretary worked far into the night, to prepare a speech for the president.
7.The secretary worked far into the night, preparing a speech for the president.
8.The secretary worked far into the night preparing a speech for the president.
1.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room, quick and gentle.
2.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room quick and gentle.
3.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room quickly and gently.
4.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room, quickly and gently.
5.The secretary worked far into the night to prepare a speech for the president.
6.The secretary worked far into the night, to prepare a speech for the president.
7.The secretary worked far into the night, preparing a speech for the president.
8.The secretary worked far into the night preparing a speech for the president.
Top answer
Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room quickly and silently. The secretary worked far into the night to prepare a speech for the president. The secretary worked far into the night preparing a speech for the president.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
0
Only these are OK:
3.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room quickly and silently.
5.The secretary worked far into the night to prepare a speech for the president.
8.The secretary worked far into the night preparing a speech for the president.
6 and 7 are possible, I suppose, but quite unlikely.
3.Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework, the mother left the room quickly and silently.
5.The secretary worked far into the night to prepare a speech for the president.
8.The secretary worked far into the night preparing a speech for the president.
6 and 7 are possible, I suppose, but quite unlikely.
0