Questions tagged [participial]
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Can a participial construction modify an adjective?
It was a very dark, cloudy night, and they were a bit late arriving at
Hagrid's hut because they'd had to wait for Peeves to get out of their
way in the entrance hall, where he'd been playing tennis against the
wall. (Harry Potter)
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When noun phrase take the role of participial phrase, what name do you call it?
The only marked event of the afternoon was, that I saw the girl with
whom I had conversed in the verandah, dismissed in disgrace by Miss
Scatcherd from a history class, and sent to stand in the middle of the
large schoolroom. The punishment…
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Do participial phrases have aspect by default?
Take this quote from Hillary Clinton:
"I think there should be a much broader agenda and I know it`s difficult to imagine having the Congress work on so many issues at the same time. Because it does require a level of organization and follow-through…
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Participial constructions using "it"
Feeling hot, I opened the window.
It being hot, I opened the window.
A non-English speaking acquaintance of mine said that her textbook identified sentence 1 as being correct and sentence 2 as being incorrect. On the other hand, a different…
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Participial clauses
Can you explain which one is true and why?
1) Founded in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States
2) Being founded in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States
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Does this phrase take an adverbial or adjective role?
"Exactly," said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of his
half-moon glasses. "It would be enough to turn any boy's head. Famous
before he can walk and talk! Famous for something he won't even
remember! Can’t you see how much…
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