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Hoony Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Adverbial clause

On the first day of summer vacation, I approached the stone steps of Porter Convalescent Center. The Saturday before, I had attended junior volunteer orientation there. Now I was a completely trained “Cheery Blossom.” I straightened my bright pink smock and marched inside. I felt like Florence Nightingale, striding into battle to heal and hearten the troops. The volunteer director assigned me to 3 South. As we rode the shaky elevator, she explained that this was a long-term care unit. Most of its patients would never go home. I felt sick to my stomach as we opened the door to 3 South. The foul odor of urine and Lysol overwhelmed me. The head nurse, Ms. Ticknor, was less than welcoming.


I know the meaning of the sentence in bold

However, I wonder how I can change the part in red into adverbial clause?

1) I felt like Florence Nightingale, and I strode into battle to heal and hearten the troops. (?)

2) I felt like Florence Nightingale, who strode into battle to heal and hearten the troops. (?)

3) I felt like Florence Nightingale, and she strode into battle to heal and hearten the troops. (?)

4) I felt like Florence Nightingale, as if I strode into battle to heal and hearten the troops. (?)

  

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I felt like Florence Nightingale, striding into battle to heal and hearten the troops . The underlined element is an adjunct (your adverbial clause); more particularly a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about the referent if "I".

— BillJ

  • I felt like Florence Nightingale, striding into battle to heal and hearten the troops .
  • The underlined element is an adjunct (your adverbial clause); more particularly a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about the referent if "I".
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I felt like Florence Nightingale, striding into battle to heal and hearten the troops.

The underlined element is an adjunct (your adverbial clause); more particularly a depictive adjunct giving descriptive information about the

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It changes the basic meaning.

I felt like Florence Nightingale when she strode into battle to heal and hearten the troops.
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HoonyI felt like Florence Nightingale, striding into battle to heal and hearten the troops.

If you want to paraphrase that participle clause as a finite clause, I recommend 'as', not any of those which you suggested.

I felt like Florence Nightingale as she strode into battle to heal and hearten the troops.

CJ

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