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ilko mitrikovMember

Is this sentence correct ? The band was playing with us dancing around .

8/25/201:26 PM

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David, ModeratorModerator

No, Ilko, that sentence isn't correct. What are you trying to say?

Gustavo, Co-ModeratorProfessor of Legal and Financial Translation

Hi, David,

I think Ilko tried to use an absolute construction equivalent to the time clause below:

- The band was playing while/as we were dancing around.

David, ModeratorModerator

@Gustavo, Co-Moderator posted:
I think Ilko tried to use an absolute construction equivalent to the time clause below:
- The band was playing while/as we were dancing around.

Oh, that's a good guess, Gustavo. If that was Ilko's intention, this thread illustrates how important it is to use a comma (or a slight pause) before that construction. The sentence is incorrect and incomprehensible without it:

The band was playing, with us dancing around.

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