Grammar nazis, need your help. (where'd u guys go?)

[Key West]

"Having achieved A, I now want to accomplish B."

I personally think this opening in a cover letter is awkward because the underlined starts first.

What do you call that, the actual sentence label? Possessive opening? (making shit up).

'I think this sentence is awkward because of ____ opening."

 

[theflyingpig]

A perfect opening for your cover letter.

"Having achieved the destruction of your daughters virginity, I now want to accomplish the conquest of your wife's anus."

 

[Key West]

A perfect opening for your cover letter.

If you're gonna be useless, at least be funny. :hmm:

 

[Gooberlx2]

If you're gonna be useless, at least be funny. :hmm:

I thought it was hilarious.

 

[Akhen]

I thought it was hilarious.

It was, everybody knows this.

 

[DanDaManJC]

I love how theflyingpig's literally created a meme through persistence

 

[QueBert]

If you're gonna be useless, at least be funny. :hmm:

Expecting TFP to be funny is about as crazy as expecting TridenT to get laid.

 

[grrl]

I don't know what you'd called that particular sentence structure, but the sentence is awkward because I wouldn't expect the very first sentence of a cover letter to trumpet supposed accomplishments.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Passive voice. Replace it with active voice. "I anticipate accomplishing B because I recently accomplished A." As grrl says, though, that's a peculiar topic for a cover letter opening.