Part 22 (2/2)
Right: I spent a week in Virginia, _following_ it by a week at Atlantic City
Right: I spent a week in Virginia, _and then_ a week at Atlantic City
2 A participle should not stand at the beginning of a sentence or principal clause unless it belongs to the subject of that sentence or clause Co been sick, it was decided to re been sick, I decided to remain at home
3 A participle preceded by _thus_ should not be used unless itverb Co: He had to rewrite several pages, _thus causing_ hiht: He had to rewrite several pages, _and was thus caused_ a great deal of trouble
Right: He had to rewrite several pages, _thus experiencing_ a great deal of trouble
4 The gerund is often used as the object of a preposition, and frequently has a noun or pronoun erund and the participle, and to the failure to realize that the gerund can only be used substantively, the objective case of a ly used before the gerund
A substantive used with the gerund should always be in the possessive case Say, _I heard OF JOHN'S COMING_, not, _I heard OF JOHN COMING_
5 When a gerund and a preposition are used, the phrase should be in logical and immediate connection with the substantive it modifies, and the phrase should never introduce a sentence unless it logically belongs to the subject of that sentence Exception: When the gerund phrase denotes a general action, it raood drinking water is essential_ Co: _After seeing hishisrapidly, the work_ can be finished
Right: _By writing rapidly, you_ can finish the work
Wrong: _In copying the exercise_, athe exercise, I_sentences, choose the proper form of the substantive from those italicized:_
1 He spoke of _John John's_ co is absurd
3 Do you re about it?
4 What is the use of _you your_ reading that?
5 _He his hirace
6 _He hie, sold the far it was very unexpected
8 You should have heard _hi the story
9 You should have heard _his hi of the story
10 To think of _the been seen there!
11 What is the object of _Mary Mary's_ studying French?
12 _It its_ being John was a great surprise
13 What is the use of _the to school takes all his evenings
15 The beauty of _Jaot hi to-day
17 _John John's_ co was a surprise
EXERCISE 53