Adverbial, adjectival and noun clauses
I asked a similar question before, however, I still have trouble identifying caluses and phrases. In the sentence below, into which grammar category the part written in italic falls? Is it a noun clause, an adverbial or an adjectival phrase?
Electrical manufacturers seized on its insulating properties, amd consumers everywhere relished its dazzling array of shades, delighted that they were now, at last, no longer restricted to the wood tones and drab browns of the pre-plastic era.
Is it the reduced version of:
(1) they were delighted that....
(2) since they were delighted that... (a cause relationship)
(3) Consumers who were delighted that....
Top answer
parende into which grammar category the part written in italic falls? Participle clause (headed by the past participle delighted ). Participle clauses can be headed by present participles ( -ing ) or past participles.
- parende into which grammar category the part written in italic falls?
- Participle clause (headed by the past participle delighted ).
- Participle clauses can be headed by present participles ( -ing ) or past participles.
- You'll probably find more of them that have the present participle.
- Such clauses add a second predicate for the subject of the clause that precedes them.
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parendeinto which grammar category the part written in italic falls?
Participle clause (headed by the past participle delighted). Participle clauses can be headed by present participles (-ing) or past participles. You'll probably find more of them that have the present participle.
Such clauses add a second predicate for the subject of
0Yes: a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about “consumers”: “they were delighted …”
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