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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A participle phrase made up of a nominal phrase
Because of Jupiter, the other planets in our solar system have stable orbits around the Sun. The largest planet in both volume and mass, it's diameter is eleven times that of Earth.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think "being" is implied before the underlined nominal phase, and that the participle phrase modifies "it."
And I'd like to know if my assumption is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think "being" is implied before the underlined nominal phase, and that the participle phrase modifies "it."
And I'd like to know if my assumption is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" It could have been written that way, but the author decided not to.
- " It could have been written that way, but the author decided not to.
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park sang joonI think "being" is implied before the underlined nominal phase, and that the participle phrase modifies "it."It could have been written that way, but the author decided not to.
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its diameter ( no apostrophe )
Because of this, I'd recast the sentence to clarify what The largest planet in both volume and mass refers to.
Do you want to try?
Clive
Because of this, I'd recast the sentence to clarify what The largest planet in both volume and mass refers to.
Do you want to try?
Clive
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park sang joonThe largest planet in both volume and mass,Correct. Of course, it's only an implied participle phrase, there being no participle there.it'sits diameter is eleven times that of Earth.
I think "being" is implied before the underlined nominal phase, and that the participle phrase modifies "it."
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