The new documentary "Rebel with a Clause" opens Thursday at Digital Gym Cinema. The film follows Ellen Jovin as she takes her pop-up grammar table on a road trip across 50 states, navigating dangling ...
Present and past particples are used as parts of certain verb constructions but they can be used in a number of different ways. Present participle (verb-ing) clauses can be used without a subject ...
“Rebel With a Clause” celebrates the improbable cross-country journey of a woman who gently imparts grammar rules to strangers. Ellen Jovin, wearing a “Grammar Is Groovy” T-shirt, is the star of ...
Ellen Jovin is the author of “Rebel With a Clause: Tales and Tips From a Roving Grammarian” and cofounder of Syntaxis, a communication-skills consulting firm.
Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...
Stepping on camera, I will relax completely. (When I step - future time clause) Not knowing the baby slept, she phoned. (Because she didn't know the baby slept.) Knowing not to call because the baby ...
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