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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
A : "The London underground is the oldest system, having opened in 1863."
Hello all,
I have posted the following question on two forums , but I am still so confusing and I have n't got much success in understanding this awful sentence for weeks:
Could anyone please help me
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I have problem with 'having opened in 1863."
I need also CalifJim guide on this issue. If possible.
A : "The London underground is the oldest system, having opened in 1863."
Some English teachers suggested that this sentence is not the reduced form of the adverb clause. It also cann't be the none-finite adjective clause; therefore, what kind of grammar is this sentences?
I have googling for several days but not progress made
What is the grammar rule of this kind of sentences? If give me a reliable source it would be very helpful.
I have posted the following question on two forums , but I am still so confusing and I have n't got much success in understanding this awful sentence for weeks:
Could anyone please help me
(I have problem with 'having opened in 1863."
I need also CalifJim guide on this issue. If possible.
A : "The London underground is the oldest system, having opened in 1863."
Some English teachers suggested that this sentence is not the reduced form of the adverb clause. It also cann't be the none-finite adjective clause; therefore, what kind of grammar is this sentences?
I have googling for several days but not progress made
What is the grammar rule of this kind of sentences? If give me a reliable source it would be very helpful.
Top answer
Mickey Mouse 8241 I am still so confusing I think you need first to work on grammar more basic than reduced clauses.
- Mickey Mouse 8241 I am still so confusing I think you need first to work on grammar more basic than reduced clauses.
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Mickey Mouse 8241 I am still so confusingI think you need first to work on grammar more basic than reduced clauses.
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This sentence is so confusing that makes me think more.
This sentence is confused me.
Am I right?
This sentence is confused me.
Am I right?
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The participial reduced clause is not concordant with the time of the main sentence (simple present).
The opening was a long time ago in the past. The present participle indicates a simultaneous action with the main verb. The perfect participle indicates an action very recently completed as compared with the main verb.
Having opened in 1863, the London underground w
The opening was a long time ago in the past. The present participle indicates a simultaneous action with the main verb. The perfect participle indicates an action very recently completed as compared with the main verb.
Having opened in 1863, the London underground w
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Mickey Mouse 8241Am I right?No. Neither sentence is good English.
This sentence is so confusing that I cannot understand it.
This sentence confused me.
This sentence confuses me.
This sentence is confusing to me.
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