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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Adverbial clause ?

hi.

i have a sentence "The facilities is basic , with hot water arriving by bucket, but the spartan aspects of life at Ghanerao just add to its appeal."

in this sentence, " with hot water arriving by bucket"

i think http://www.google.com.tr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ingilizceders.biz%2Fing%2Fadverbial%2Freduction_of_adverbial_clauses.htm&ei=stF6T9HQMcuq8AOB-MGsCA&usg=AFQjCNHC9x18v39pholfcpt1ApjIMheUMA are used.

i want to know this sentence how reduction is applied.
  

Top answer

There is no neat reduction of this non-finite clause. 'Hot water arriving' = hot water which arrives.

— Mister Micawber

  • There is no neat reduction of this non-finite clause.
  • 'Hot water arriving' = hot water which arrives.
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There is no neat reduction of this non-finite clause. 'Hot water arriving' = hot water which arrives.
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May I most respectfully suggest that it might be easier to analyze this sentence if you reorder it (in your mind) as:

With hot water arriving by bucket, the facilities are basic, but the spartan aspects of life at Ghanerao just add to its appeal.

I believe that "with hot water arriving by bucket" is a so-called absolute expression. I believe that it is a rather eleg
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