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Mehdi kord Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
After comma phrase
What is the grammatical function of the part after comma?
The boy lay prone in the grass, his chin resting on his hands.
The boy lay prone in the grass, his chin resting on his hands.
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mehdi kord What is the grammatical function of the part after comma? It's supplementary information in the form of a participle clause. The relationship to the main clause is temporal.
- mehdi kord What is the grammatical function of the part after comma?
- It's supplementary information in the form of a participle clause.
- The relationship to the main clause is temporal.
- The situations in those clauses are happening at the same time.
- Since the clause has an explicit subject, some grammarians call it an absolute construction.
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mehdi kordWhat is the grammatical function of the part after comma?
It's supplementary information in the form of a participle clause. The relationship to the main clause is temporal. The situations in those clauses are happening at the same time.
Since the clause has an explicit subject, some grammarians call it an absolute construction.
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