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Does this sentence make sense? Or is it a a run-on sentence?
The Bwa were an ethnic group who were led by a council of elders and lived in central Burkina Faso and south-east Mali.
...or...
The Bwa were an ethnic group led by a council of elders that lived in central Burkina Faso and south-east Mali.
But if I do the second sentence it sounds like the council of elders lived in central Burkina Faso and south-east Mali, but actually the Bwa lived there.
So...
do I need a comma somewhere?
is it a run-on sentence?
or is it ok...?
4 Answers
- Ms. WorthLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes, you're right to be concerned about the treatment of the clauses and their relationships to one another.
Here is one solution strategy:
The Bwa, an ethnic group led by a council of elders, lived in central Burkina Faso and south-east Mali.
-or-
The Bwa, an ethnic group that lived in central Burkina Faso and south-east Mali, were led by a council of elders.
- 1 decade ago
How about,
The Bwa, led by a council of elders, were an ethnic group who lived in central Burkina Faso and South- East Mali.
or
The Bwa lived in central Bukina Faso and South- East Mali. This ethnic group were led by a council of elders.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The second one is better, but if I were you, I would say...
"The Bwa, led by a council of elders, was an ethnic group that lived in central Burkina Faso and south-east Mali."
- gadboisLv 44 years ago
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