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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Adverbial participle clause

A woman passed by me giving off a subtle scent of perfume.

Regarding the above sentence:

Q1 I think that the part "giving off a subtle scent of perfume" is an adverbial clause which modifies the main clause "A woman passed by me." Is that right?

Q2 I consulted a couple of grammar books and found out that apparently, adverbial participle clauses are always separated by the main clause with a comma. Is that correct? Or, is it up to the writer whether a comma is used in a sentence like this?
  

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" Is that right? Yes. seagull Q2 I consulted a couple of grammar books and found out that apparently, adverbial participle clauses are always separated by the main clause with a comma.

  • " Is that right?
  • Yes.
  • seagull Q2 I consulted a couple of grammar books and found out that apparently, adverbial participle clauses are always separated by the main clause with a comma.
  • Is that correct?
  • Or, is it up to the writer whether a comma is used in a sentence like this?
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seagullQ1 I think that the part "giving off a subtle scent of perfume" is an adverbial clause which modifies the main clause "A woman passed by me." Is that right?
Yes.
seagullQ2 I consulted a couple of grammar books and found out that apparently, adverbial participle clauses are always separated by the main clause with a comma. Is that
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I understand.
Thank you so much, Mister Micawber.

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