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Neil Do Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Adjectives ending in –ing ?

Hi everyone. Could you please show me what grammar point used for the phrase "depending on the nature of the matter that we investigate" in the following sentence:

"The diversity may require different methods to be used on the same thing or a particular method selected depending on the nature of the matter that we investigate."

Specifically, as I understood, the -ed adjective "selected" is to modify the noun "a particular method". How about the -ing adjective "depending" ? What grammar point is used here?

Thank you in advance for your help.

  

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I wouldn't call "selected" an adjective. It is part of an implied passive infinitive: "... ".

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  • I wouldn't call "selected" an adjective.
  • It is part of an implied passive infinitive: "...
  • ".
  • "depending" is not an adjective.
  • " is an adverbial phrase.
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I wouldn't call "selected" an adjective. It is part of an implied passive infinitive: "... or (require) a particular method (to be) selected ...".

"depending" is not an adjective. I would say that "depending on ..." is an adverbial phrase.

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The diversity may require different methods to be used on the same thing or a particular method selected depending on the nature of the matter that we investigate.

“Depending” is a preposition here, and the underlined element is thus a preposition phrase. It’s one of a number of prepositions that have arisen through the conversion of secondary, non-tensed verbs (pre

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