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Joseph
Lv 4
Joseph asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

are these sentences correct? (3 sentences)?

I read these examples on internet, but i'm not sure if they're correct. Are the "adjective phrases (the ones capitalized) correct?

a) NOISY AS A HERD OF STAMPEDING RHINOS, the students ran out of the classroom the moment the bell rang, EAGER TO ESCAPE THE HELL OF THEIR GRAMMAR LESSON.

b) He spent two years in Capuchino, CONVICTED OF A CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT.

c) My sister finally quit her job, DISCOURAGED by the long hours and low pay

The last one seems less effective than this one.

c) My sister, discouraged by the long hours and low pay, finally quit her job

Thanks in advance! :D

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  • 1 decade ago
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    a) The students, EAGER TO ESCAPE THE HELL OF THEIR GRAMMAR LESSON, ran out of the classroom, AS NOISY AS A HERD OF STAMPEDING RHINOS, the moment the bell rang.

    b) CONVICTED OF A CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT, he spent two years in Capuchino.

    c) DISCOURAGED by the long hours and low pay, my sister finally quit her job.

    hope that helps...

  • Belie
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    1. Yes

    2. Yes.

    3. Yes.

    4. This is right too but it changes the focus. The first one makes the quitting the job more important. The second one makes your sister and the long hours more important. But they're both grammatically correct and mean the same.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They are all correct and I don't think the last sentence is any less effective than the second to last. They are both well-written. Good luck!

    Source(s): Language Arts III course in high school.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i like them! but C is a little eh.

    i think it should be:

    Discouraged by the long hours and low pay, my sister finally quit her job.

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  • I think the first one should be "AS noisy as a ....etc."

    The last one should have a period.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    technically they are all correct. i suggest that you try to reword (a) better though and switching the clauses in (c)

  • A is right

    B is wrong

    C is right

    D is right

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    To me they all sound fine! i could never come up with them! haha

  • Stacey
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    No what type of questoon is that

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yep, all look good to me!

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