Posted by rfvv on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 1:42am.
1. Based on the sketches he drew outside, Degas painted in his studio.
2. As/While he was based on the sketches he drew outside, Degas painted in his studio.
3. When he was based on the sketches he drew outside, Degas painted in his studio.
4. Because based on the sketches he drew outside, Degas painted in his studio.
(What does #1 mean? Which one is similar to #1? The participle phrase can be changed into an adverbial clause, right?)
English - Writeacher, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 7:50am
#1 is correct; the others are not.
Again, the problem is the word "based" --
Degas based his paintings on the sketches he drew outside.
Degas' paintings, based on his sketches, were painted in his studio.
Because he had sketches that he had drawn outside, Degas could paint the scenes in his studio.
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Thank you for your help.
1. Based on the sketches he drew outside, Degas painted in his studio.
2. As/While his paintings were based on the sketches he drew outside, Degas painted in his studio.
(What about #2? Is it the same as #1? I want to change the phrase 'Based-outside' into a clause. Then we need a conjunction and the subject of 'the 'be + based' form. What would they be? What conjunctions could we use as in #2?)
#2 is similar to #1, but there is a slight difference in meaning. In #1, the participle phrase "Based on the sketches he drew outside" describes the reason or source of Degas' paintings, whereas in #2, the adverbial clause "While his paintings were based on the sketches he drew outside" describes the simultaneous action of Degas painting in his studio.
To change the phrase "Based on the sketches he drew outside" into an adverbial clause, we need to add a conjunction and the subject of the "be + based" form.
In #2, the conjunctions used are "As" or "While," which indicate a simultaneous action. The subject of the adverbial clause would be "his paintings," and the "be + based" form would be "were based."
So, the revised sentence #2 would be: "While his paintings were based on the sketches he drew outside, Degas painted in his studio."