Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Judging
(1) "In the picture I can see a woman being overyojed and ecstatic about the twins she has just given birth to, judging by the expression on her face."
=> Does it mean that I can see a woman and I judge her hapinness by her expression?
(2) "In the picture there is a woman being overyojed and ecstatic about the twins she has just given birth to, judging by the expression on her face."
=> It cannot be used this way, can it? Because the second clause is an independent clause and 'there' is no valid subject, so we cannot use here 'judging' in meaning => I judge her hapinness by her expression?
Thanks a lot.
=> Does it mean that I can see a woman and I judge her hapinness by her expression?
(2) "In the picture there is a woman being overyojed and ecstatic about the twins she has just given birth to, judging by the expression on her face."
=> It cannot be used this way, can it? Because the second clause is an independent clause and 'there' is no valid subject, so we cannot use here 'judging' in meaning => I judge her hapinness by her expression?
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
1. Yes. 2.
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1. Yes.
2. Yes, you can use it that way, too. The reader presumes that it is the writer who is judging, irrespective of how he has framed the sentence.
2. Yes, you can use it that way, too. The reader presumes that it is the writer who is judging, irrespective of how he has framed the sentence.
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Mister Micawber1. Yes.
Mister Micawber2. Yes, you can use it that way, too.These two confirmations is the answer I've been particularly seeking out.
Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber.
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