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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Adjectives

A fire in an enclosed space burns with the aid of reflected radiation that preheats the fuel, making ignition much easier and causing spreading of flames more quickly.

Guys , What is More Quickly modifying ? Is CAUSING used as a verb and spreading.. object of Causing?
  

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pokh What is More Quickly modifying ? It could be causing or spreading . There is no way in English to make this catenative verb structure more precise.

— CalifJim

  • pokh What is More Quickly modifying ?
  • It could be causing or spreading .
  • There is no way in English to make this catenative verb structure more precise.
  • On the other hand, it amounts to the same thing either way.
  • CJ
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pokhWhat is More Quickly modifying ?
It could be causing or spreading. There is no way in English to make this catenative verb structure more precise. On the other hand, it amounts to the same thing either way.

CJ
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Spreading seems to be used in above sentence as Gerund ? I mean object of causing(verbal), thus should n't more quickly (adv) modify causing (verb)
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