OG12 - Emily Dickinson's letters

[adi_800]

Originally Posted by 12rk34

The first part of the original sentence 'were written' indicates passive voice. Here we can not use participle phrase because participle is used for doing the action i.e. for active voice. So 'A' is wrong. ('Ounumbering' should modify the noun that is doing action but here it modifies 'letters')
'Begins' and 'ended' are not parallel in 'B'.
'Beginning' and 'that ends' are not parallel in 'C'. 'And outnumbering' is awkward.
'D' is awkward as 'outnumbering' has been made parallel to 'begining' and 'ending'.
'E' is concise and grammatically correct.
Hence E

Hi 12rk34,

We have used Verb + ING in many forms..but there are many examples of Verb + ING in which this participle form modifies the subject or the action of the previous clause...
Do u mean to say in this example that this participle form is used only to modify the clauses that are in active voices??
Not clear what you mentioned...
Thanks in advance...

[adi_800]

@12rk34...
Any updates?

[12rk34]

Originally Posted by adi_800

@12rk34...
Any updates?

Yes in such type of patterns, participle phrase is wrong.

[12rk34]

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[snv85]

Originally Posted by 12rk34

Yes in such type of patterns, participle phrase is wrong.

Hey guys pls tell me..how come here
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Five fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975.

bringing is modifying the previous clause..

You may say that "Five fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer," is in active voice....

but how does that help...?