Is this correct?
Frances practiced daily, doing her excercises on the piano.
The textbook says that's correct, but I don't think so.
can you explaind this to me, please?
It is... Which part of it do you not understand?
It looks correct to me too.
One can shorten it.
Frances practiced her piano excercises daily.
Well excercises should be spelt as exercises.
I was wondering about a semicolon instead of a comma.
I don't see anything worng with it.
Geoff gives two alternatives that say the same thing; one of which excludes the need for a comma.
Franklyn
why is "doing", not "do"?
It's an adverbial phrase. In English, the gerund (-ing) form of a verb can be used as an adverb.
Example:
He rode the train home, reading a book along the way.
As I didn't receive any letter from him, I gave him a call.
-> Not receiving any letter from him, I gave him a call.
so can you write "Frances practiced daily, doing her excercises on the piano." in full for me? and "He rode the train home, reading a book along the way." also, thanx!