Mor'du or not, I'll avenge your mother! (dangling modifier?)
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From the movie 'Brave':
Context:
Merida is the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Ten years ago, King Fergus lost one of his legs while fighting Mor'du, a huge demon bear.
A witch transformed Elinor into a bear.
Merida: It's your wife, Elinor!
Fergus: You're talking nonsense!
Merida: It's the truth! There was a witch and she gave me a spell. It's not Mor'du!
Fergus: Mor'du or not, I'll avenge your mother! I'll not risk losing you!
In the last line, Fergus seems to be saying that, whether the bear is Mor'du or not, he'll avenge Elinor by killing the bear. And it seems that "whether it's" has been omitted.
Now, I wonder if Mor'du or not is a dangling modifier.
If it is, then how come this is grammatical?
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From the movie 'Brave':
Context:
Merida is the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Ten years ago, King Fergus lost one of his legs while fighting Mor'du, a huge demon bear.
A witch transformed Elinor into a bear.
Merida: It's your wife, Elinor!
Fergus: You're talking nonsense!
Merida: It's the truth! There was a witch and she gave me a spell. It's not Mor'du!
Fergus: Mor'du or not, I'll avenge your mother! I'll not risk losing you!
In the last line, Fergus seems to be saying that, whether the bear is Mor'du or not, he'll avenge Elinor by killing the bear. And it seems that "whether it's" has been omitted.
Now, I wonder if Mor'du or not is a dangling modifier.
If it is, then how come this is grammatical?
dangling-participles
asked 3 hours ago
JK2
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It's not a dangling modifier. It's an elliptical sentence where something (it could certainly be whether it's) has been omitted but understood. The context also makes the meaning clear. As a completely standalone sentence, it would be odd.
– Jason Bassford
16 mins ago
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From the movie 'Brave':
Context:
Merida is the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Ten years ago, King Fergus lost one of his legs while fighting Mor'du, a huge demon bear.
A witch transformed Elinor into a bear.
Merida: It's your wife, Elinor!
Fergus: You're talking nonsense!
Merida: It's the truth! There was a witch and she gave me a spell. It's not Mor'du!
Fergus: Mor'du or not, I'll avenge your mother! I'll not risk losing you!
In the last line, Fergus seems to be saying that, whether the bear is Mor'du or not, he'll avenge Elinor by killing the bear. And it seems that "whether it's" has been omitted.
Now, I wonder if Mor'du or not is a dangling modifier.
If it is, then how come this is grammatical?
dangling-participles
asked 3 hours ago
JK2
13111651
From the movie 'Brave':
Context:
Merida is the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Ten years ago, King Fergus lost one of his legs while fighting Mor'du, a huge demon bear.
A witch transformed Elinor into a bear.
Merida: It's your wife, Elinor!
Fergus: You're talking nonsense!
Merida: It's the truth! There was a witch and she gave me a spell. It's not Mor'du!
Fergus: Mor'du or not, I'll avenge your mother! I'll not risk losing you!
In the last line, Fergus seems to be saying that, whether the bear is Mor'du or not, he'll avenge Elinor by killing the bear. And it seems that "whether it's" has been omitted.
Now, I wonder if Mor'du or not is a dangling modifier.
If it is, then how come this is grammatical?
dangling-participles
dangling-participles
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It's not a dangling modifier. It's an elliptical sentence where something (it could certainly be whether it's) has been omitted but understood. The context also makes the meaning clear. As a completely standalone sentence, it would be odd.
– Jason Bassford
16 mins ago
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It's not a dangling modifier. It's an elliptical sentence where something (it could certainly be whether it's) has been omitted but understood. The context also makes the meaning clear. As a completely standalone sentence, it would be odd.
– Jason Bassford
16 mins ago
It's not a dangling modifier. It's an elliptical sentence where something (it could certainly be whether it's) has been omitted but understood. The context also makes the meaning clear. As a completely standalone sentence, it would be odd.
– Jason Bassford
16 mins ago
It's not a dangling modifier. It's an elliptical sentence where something (it could certainly be whether it's) has been omitted but understood. The context also makes the meaning clear. As a completely standalone sentence, it would be odd.
– Jason Bassford
16 mins ago
add a comment |
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It's not a dangling modifier. It's an elliptical sentence where something (it could certainly be whether it's) has been omitted but understood. The context also makes the meaning clear. As a completely standalone sentence, it would be odd.
– Jason Bassford
16 mins ago