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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

an adverbial participle clause

Hi everybody!

Please tell me what the subject of "causing" is in the sentence below.

How can we prevent humans from trying to excavate the site in the future, causing massive damage to their species and their environment?

thanks in advance
  

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Anonymous Please tell me what the subject of "causing" is in the sentence below excavating the site

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AnonymousPlease tell me what the subject of "causing" is in the sentence below
excavating the site
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thanks for your prompt reply.

Would it be possible to interpret the sentence as;

How can we prevent humans from trying to excavate the site in the future, while we cause massive damage to their species and their environment?

instead of

How can we prevent humans from trying to excavate the site (in the future) which causes massive damage to their species and thei
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AnonymousWould it be possible to interpret the sentence as;How can we prevent humans from trying to excavate the site in the future, while we cause massive damage to their species and their environment?
No, that does not make sense with 'while'.
AnonymousHow can we prevent humans from trying to excavate the site (in the future) which ca
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