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Swagatalakshmi wrote:OK - consulted couple of grammar books."Participles" (verb+-ing or verb in past participle form) ALWAYS modify nouns.If you see a verb +-ing used as a stand-alone phrase (noun) which is not modifying anything, it must be a gerund. There is nothing called "adverbial...

OK - consulted couple of grammar books."Participles" (verb+-ing or verb in past participle form) ALWAYS modify nouns.If you see a verb +-ing used as a stand-alone phrase (noun) which is not modifying anything, it must be a gerund. There is nothing called "adverbial participle" in english...

Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975. "On Thursday August 31st the UN’s Security Council passed a resolution authorising 17,300 peacekeepers and...

1. Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, so they brought to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975. 2. "On Thursday August 31st the UN’s Security Council passed a resolution that authorizes 17,300...

Consider the follwoing sentences : Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975. "On Thursday August 31st the UN’s Security Council passed a resolution...

Matar0 wrote:My question was if it is correct or not to use the infinitive. It will depend on the specific sentence if i use "pride, proud, or shame,ashamed", i have put them altogether just because i'd like to know sthg more about this grammar structure because usually the infinitive is used...

My question was if it is correct or not to use the infinitive. It will depend on the specific sentence if i use "pride, proud, or shame,ashamed", i have put them altogether just because i'd like to know sthg more about this grammar structure because usually the infinitive is used for an action...

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The police arrested him for speeding. "The police" = S "arrested" = V "him" = O "(F)or speeding" is a reason- and an adverbial clause? In my book, a clause contains a verb or verbs. "(S)peeding " is a gerund, thus is a noun. How is it? Question #2: 1. "(F)or speeding" is a reason...

Most likely, the six patterns you are referring to are patterns for sentences of a single clause. But the sentences you are asking about are combinations of two clauses, one embedded in another. I saw shows the subject and verb of the main clause. (The same analysis applies to I heard.) The...