RonPurewal Wrote:I'm having a hard time following what you wrote; without examples, it's a bit too abstract for me.
Could you please provide examples? They don't have to be perfectly written; they just have to help me put a finger on what you're asking here.
Thanks.
Sorry Ron, let me make it more clear.
If we choose E, then the sentence will look like this.
The proliferation of so-called cybersquatters, people who register the Interner domain names of high-profile companies in hopes of reselling the rights to those names for a profit, led to the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act,
passed in 1999 and
allowing companies to seek up to $10,000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.
Because it use "and" between "
passed in 1999" and "
allowing companies...", it indicate that they have the same function.
However, If we omit the "
allowing companies..." part, the sentence will look like this:
The proliferation of so-called cybersquatters, people who register the Interner domain names of high-profile companies in hopes of reselling the rights to those names for a profit, led to the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act,
passed in 1999.
"
passed in 1999" modifies "the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act".
If we omit the "
passed in 1999" part, the sentence will look like this:
The proliferation of so-called cybersquatters, people who register the Interner domain names of high-profile companies in hopes of reselling the rights to those names for a profit, led to the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act,
allowing companies to seek up to $10,000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.
The "
allowing companies..." part does not modify "the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act", but modify the preceding clause.
So my question is: how can two parts with different function parallel? Obviously, it is wrong to say:
"I read the book, published in 19th century and acquiring more knowledge."
As for the sentence in OG, I think it is ok. Because it is similar to the following sentence:
"I read the book published in 19th century and influencing many generations."
Thanks Ron!