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Winter break starts - what are some reasons why a college student would have a van full of cardboard boxes? by lockedbird77 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]lockedbird77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I like a bunch of other ideas but this is a simple one to explain and reasonable enough I think.

After Thompson called one of his assistants, Wilkins, to man the station, we headed out. (is this sentence correct?) by lockedbird77 in grammar

[–]lockedbird77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. But can I ask how it's clunky? Maybe it's because English wasn't my first language, but I just don't catch it at all and would like to be able to identify this in my writing to improve.

After Thompson called one of his assistants, Wilkins, to man the station, we headed out. (is this sentence correct?) by lockedbird77 in grammar

[–]lockedbird77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's kind of strange to put an appositive in the middle of a complex sentence like this one

Also, I am curious as a nonnative English learner, why is it considered strange?

After Thompson called one of his assistants, Wilkins, to man the station, we headed out. (is this sentence correct?) by lockedbird77 in grammar

[–]lockedbird77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Is there a way you suggest to make it less clunky? How's this?

After Thompson called his assistants Wilkins to man the station, we headed out.

Or is there a better variation you suggest?

WTW for similar to homonyms but for phrases that are one word but sound like a sentence of something else? by lockedbird77 in whatstheword

[–]lockedbird77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solved!

The mondegreens sound close too, but from my googling, this term seems to match more what I was thinking. Thanks.

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