The definition of a double take....
"The definition of a double take is a delayed reaction to a remark or a situation where you are surprised causing you to look twice."
Is the sentence above equivalent to this one:
The definition of a double take is a delayed reaction to a remark or a situation where you are surprised and that cause you to look twice.
Top answer
" This is not a great sentence. "causing" feels dangling, even if perhaps strictly it isn't. Most probably "causing" is supposed to refer to "delayed reaction", but the amount of intervening verbiage is distracting.
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Hasibrahman"The definition of a double take is a delayed reaction to a remark or a situation where you are surprised causing you to look twice."
This is not a great sentence. "causing" feels dangling, even if perhaps strictly it isn't. Most probably "causing" is supposed to refer to "delayed reaction", but the amount of intervening verbiage is distra
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