Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
(being), relative pronoun omission?
1. Being knowledgeable and experienced, decision-makers have collected and stored much information in their minds and thus can use this information to form a judgement.
2., Decision-makers being knowledgeable and experienced have collected and stored much information in their minds and thus can use this information to form a judgement.
[Decision-makers (who are) knowledgeable and experienced have....]
Q) I think the structure of #1 is something to do with #2, in particular the structure I converted in square brackets.
Is #2 possble? It is okay but doesn't sound as good as #1?
3. Situated at an elevation of 1,350m, the city of Kathmandu, which looks out on the sparkling Himalayas, enjoys a warm climate year-round that makes living here pleasant.
4. The city of Kathmandu (which is) situated at an elevation of 1,350m, which looks out on the sparkling Himalayas, enjoys a warm climate year-round that makes living here pleasant.
Q2) Just like #1 and #2, I think #3 is something to do with #4. So #4 is possible structure but because of the "which" part, #4 is not as natural as #3, is it?
2., Decision-makers being knowledgeable and experienced have collected and stored much information in their minds and thus can use this information to form a judgement.
[Decision-makers (who are) knowledgeable and experienced have....]
Q) I think the structure of #1 is something to do with #2, in particular the structure I converted in square brackets.
Is #2 possble? It is okay but doesn't sound as good as #1?
3. Situated at an elevation of 1,350m, the city of Kathmandu, which looks out on the sparkling Himalayas, enjoys a warm climate year-round that makes living here pleasant.
4. The city of Kathmandu (which is) situated at an elevation of 1,350m, which looks out on the sparkling Himalayas, enjoys a warm climate year-round that makes living here pleasant.
Q2) Just like #1 and #2, I think #3 is something to do with #4. So #4 is possible structure but because of the "which" part, #4 is not as natural as #3, is it?
Top answer
moon7296 Is #2 possible? It requires commas before 'being' and after 'experienced'. moon7296 It is okay but doesn't sound as good as #1?
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moon7296Is #2 possible?It requires commas before 'being' and after 'experienced'.
moon7296It is okay but doesn't sound as good as #1?They both sound fine (with the commas).
moon7296So #4 is possible structureWith a comma after 'Kathmandu', yes.
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