‘based on...’
They have developed a new material based on the strengths of spider webs.
Here in the sentence, does ‘based on...’ modify ‘a new material’ or ‘have developed’ or both?
I feel like it can modify both and they carry the same meaning.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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’ modify ‘a new material’ or ‘have developed’ or both? My first impulse is to say it modifies 'have developed', but I can see how others may interpret it differently. Any of those analyses you have considered are reasonable.
- ’ modify ‘a new material’ or ‘have developed’ or both?
- My first impulse is to say it modifies 'have developed', but I can see how others may interpret it differently.
- Any of those analyses you have considered are reasonable.
- CJ
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Hans51Here in the sentence, does ‘based on...’ modify ‘a new material’ or ‘have developed’ or both?
My first impulse is to say it modifies 'have developed', but I can see how others may interpret it differently.
Any of those analyses you have considered are reasonable.
CJ
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