Englicon
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- Jun 12, 2013
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- English Teacher
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- Korean
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- South Korea
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[FONT=맑]Hi there. I am a long-time learner of English. [/FONT]
[FONT=맑]Here's the context. "The news of my defeat in the quarterfinal tennis game spread widely. I was disappointed with myself for losing. I was so embarrassed and angry. Looking back at the situation, I got very popular after I became the top player in the local high school ranking. But, as my ranking climbed, so did my fear of losing...." [/FONT]
[FONT=맑]I am wondering how this bold-typed participial phrase can be changed into a complete adverbial clause. I think this sentence can be rephrased into 'When I look back at the situation (now), I got very popular after I became the top player,‘ but some of my friends said that this sentence should be rephrased into 'When I looked back at the situation, I got very popular after I became the top player.' Judging from my understanding of grammar rules, this participial phrase is a kind of dangling participial phrase even though the subject of the main clause is the same as that of the participial phrase. [/FONT]
[FONT=맑]I know when we reduce an adverbial clause to a participial phrase, the tense of the verb in the adverbial clause must be agreed. But I have a feeling that the participial phrase mentioned above is matter-of-factly ungrammatical.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑]Somebody please help me! [/FONT]
[FONT=맑]Thanks in advance.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑]Here's the context. "The news of my defeat in the quarterfinal tennis game spread widely. I was disappointed with myself for losing. I was so embarrassed and angry. Looking back at the situation, I got very popular after I became the top player in the local high school ranking. But, as my ranking climbed, so did my fear of losing...." [/FONT]
[FONT=맑]I am wondering how this bold-typed participial phrase can be changed into a complete adverbial clause. I think this sentence can be rephrased into 'When I look back at the situation (now), I got very popular after I became the top player,‘ but some of my friends said that this sentence should be rephrased into 'When I looked back at the situation, I got very popular after I became the top player.' Judging from my understanding of grammar rules, this participial phrase is a kind of dangling participial phrase even though the subject of the main clause is the same as that of the participial phrase. [/FONT]
[FONT=맑]I know when we reduce an adverbial clause to a participial phrase, the tense of the verb in the adverbial clause must be agreed. But I have a feeling that the participial phrase mentioned above is matter-of-factly ungrammatical.[/FONT]
[FONT=맑]Somebody please help me! [/FONT]
[FONT=맑]Thanks in advance.[/FONT]
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