To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, and she remained in France during the Second World War as a performer and an intelligence agent for the Resistance
A. To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate
B. For Joshephine baker, long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, paris was her home
C. Joshephine baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable expatriate
D. Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home
E. Long before it was fashionable being an expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker
What do you guys say...
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To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before
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perfectstranger
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simplyjat wrote:To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, and she remained in France during the Second World War as a performer and an intelligence agent for the Resistance
A. To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate- To Josephine Baker.... her is awkward , redundant . To Josephine Baker , Paris was home.... -
B. For Joshephine baker, long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, paris was her home- For Josephine Baker .....her home is awkward -
C. Joshephine baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable expatriate- I did not understand this sentence I think it's written incorrectly-
D. Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home- The subject of the sentence , Josephine Baker , should be near to the she so that the paralelism that ......... made Paris her home and she remained.... is established -
E. Long before it was fashionable being an expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker- being is peculiar and no paralelism exists-
What do you guys say...
(D) Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home,
My question is: Josephine Baker seems to me to be modified by the first part of the sentence "Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate" which is confusing. Can someone please explain to me what am I assuming incorrectly?
My question is: Josephine Baker seems to me to be modified by the first part of the sentence "Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate" which is confusing. Can someone please explain to me what am I assuming incorrectly?
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That 'long before....' is a modifying phrasetnaim wrote:(D) Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home,
My question is: Josephine Baker seems to me to be modified by the first part of the sentence "Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate" which is confusing. Can someone please explain to me what am I assuming incorrectly?
Long before I was born, my parents decided to ... (CORRECT)
Long the highest-paid actor in Spain, we saw Antonio Banderas ... (INCORRECT)
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Thank you Kevin. Perhaps I have been reading way too much grammar, but the first sentence sounds to me more like that the subject "your parents" were modified by the fact mentioned in the first phrase "long before I was born". I see that sentence identical to: realizing the sensitivity of the issue, she decided to move on with life. (the subject she is being modified by "realizing the sensitivity of the issue". What am I doing wrong?kevincanspain wrote:That 'long before....' is a modifying phrasetnaim wrote:(D) Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home,
My question is: Josephine Baker seems to me to be modified by the first part of the sentence "Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate" which is confusing. Can someone please explain to me what am I assuming incorrectly?
Long before I was born, my parents decided to ... (CORRECT)
Long the highest-paid actor in Spain, we saw Antonio Banderas ... (INCORRECT)
Thank you for your help again Kevin!
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Yeah, I agree but then I don't think that the modifying sentence "long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate" modifies Josephine Baker, though the way the sentence is structured: "long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker..." suggests that Josephine Baker is modified by "long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate" which does not make sense, does it?pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:Point is that modifier should be used near to the phrase it modifies
long before is modifier
I know I must be misinterpreting something and that's why I would appreciate a clarification!
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yup my mistakepops wrote:I agree with D
To the post above: how does 'For Joshephine baker' fits into the picture..
i was thinking "for joshep"(for whom?...) is better than To josehep ...so underlooked the option D....
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AS per OG
To Josephine Baker ... her is redundant and
awkward
How
Can someone explain each options
A) To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long
before it was fashionable to be an expatriate,
(B) For Josephine Baker, long before it was
fashionable to be an expatriate, Paris was her
home,
(C) Josephine Baker made Paris her home long
before to be an expatriate was fashionable,
(D) Long before it was fashionable to be an
expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris
her home,
(E) Long before it was fashionable being an
expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker,
To Josephine Baker ... her is redundant and
awkward
How
Can someone explain each options
A) To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long
before it was fashionable to be an expatriate,
(B) For Josephine Baker, long before it was
fashionable to be an expatriate, Paris was her
home,
(C) Josephine Baker made Paris her home long
before to be an expatriate was fashionable,
(D) Long before it was fashionable to be an
expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris
her home,
(E) Long before it was fashionable being an
expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker,
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To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate
Hey guys....the "IT" that I have highlighted in the above sentence - is it ok put an "IT" there , without referring anything before in the sentence.
I am asking this as noonbe has pointed it out as an error
Hey guys....the "IT" that I have highlighted in the above sentence - is it ok put an "IT" there , without referring anything before in the sentence.
I am asking this as noonbe has pointed it out as an error
