English Language & Usage Asked on January 12, 2021
1a. When I have money I will buy a car.
2a. If my parents allow I’ll go abroad.
Can these sentence be changed into a absolute participle phrase? For example
1b. Having money, I’ll buy a car.
2b. Parents allowing, I’ll go abroad.
(I) The problem with your first example is that
defaults to the reading/s
unless there is context forcing a different timeframe, such as
Standalone, it is unacceptable to reduce your first sentence in this way.
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(II) I'd not use 'allow' without a direct object; I'd choose
........
shows a fully idiomatic use of a near-identical absolute clause to the one you suggest. I'd say, however, that
is at least partly tongue-in-cheek (so fine in a humorous or rueful conversation) whereas 'Parents allowing, ...', which doesn't mimic the archetypal example so closely, sounds a little unnatural. Not ungrammatical, and not giving an unintended meaning, but I'd find an alternative.
Answered by Edwin Ashworth on January 12, 2021
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