tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post6553603221069617387..comments2023-10-30T12:26:15.822+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: Clause & CommaThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-66989820419073635712008-03-06T09:00:00.000+01:002008-03-06T09:00:00.000+01:00And we can even fix that warlike metaphor:Recent w...And we can even fix that warlike metaphor:<BR/><BR/><I>Recent work in organization theory follows a post-structuralist strategy, not only under the banners of the standard epistemological and ontological arguments, but also in pursuit of an increasingly radical politics of human liberation.</I>Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-81957397455829777592008-03-06T07:31:00.000+01:002008-03-06T07:31:00.000+01:00I think you are right.I was trying to construct a ...I think you are right.<BR/><BR/>I was trying to construct a sentence on the basis of the example in the CMS (6.41):<BR/><BR/><I>They marched to Washington, not only armed with petitions and determined to get their senators' attention, but also hoping to demonstrate their solidarity with one another.</I><BR/><BR/>I should have written something like:<BR/><BR/><I>Recent work in organization theory subscribes, not only to a post-structuralist ontological position, but also to an increasingly radical politics of human liberation.</I><BR/><BR/>Or still better:<BR/><BR/><I>Recent work in organization theory subscribes to a post-structuralist position, not only under the banners of the standard epistemological and ontological arguments, but also in pursuit of an increasingly radical politics of human liberation.</I>Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-33561707089627353502008-03-06T00:08:00.000+01:002008-03-06T00:08:00.000+01:00I don't know if the initial noun clause, should be...I don't know if the initial noun clause, should be separated from the verb phrase with a comma. I personally would write that "not only .. but also" sentence with no commas at all, or recast it to make the clauses shorter.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.com