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3 oct 2020

Chino tradicional (Taiwan)

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre When walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful.
y Walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful. (Problematic?) ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

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meikora

3 oct 2020

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Inglés (US)

@Yeti_Ape no, it's not. The 'when' is necessary.

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meikora

3 oct 2020

Inglés (US)

The first one is correct.
It does sound quite weird only because you don't give a reason for why the person should be careful in the alleys of any other country. If you're specific about the country and the reason, it'll make more sense.

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Yeti_Ape

3 oct 2020

Chino tradicional (Taiwan)

@meikora I appreciate your reply, Meikora! My question was really about whether dropping "when" in this case is grammatical or not.

What if I change the sentence this way:
Walking in the alleys of a foreign country, you should be careful.

meikora

3 oct 2020

Inglés (US)

@Yeti_Ape no, it's not. The 'when' is necessary.

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Yeti_Ape

3 oct 2020

Chino tradicional (Taiwan)

@meikora Thank you!

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3 oct 2020

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@Yeti_Ape no problem :)

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre When walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful.
y Walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful. (Problematic?) ?

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre When walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful. y Walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful. (Problematic?) ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

@Yeti_Ape no, it's not. The 'when' is necessary.

The first one is correct.It does sound quite weird only because you don't give a reason for why the person should be careful in the alleys of any other country. If you're specific about the country and the reason, it'll make more sense.

@Yeti_Ape no, it's not. The 'when' is necessary.

@Yeti_Ape no problem :)

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre When walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful.
y Walking in the alleys of a foreign country, be careful. (Problematic?) ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

The first one is correct.
It does sound quite weird only because you don't give a reason for why the person should be careful in the alleys of any other country. If you're specific about the country and the reason, it'll make more sense.