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Sgofpl Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Can Present Participle modfy a sentence or verb?
Hello Teachers,
Any book I read it always mentions that Present Participle modifies noun and act as adjectives? Can you please let me know whether "Present Participle" can modify verb or sentence?
In the below sentence I think it modifies the compele sentence as "speaking can't modify the project". Please clarify.
Broadly speaking, the project was successful.
Thanks
Any book I read it always mentions that Present Participle modifies noun and act as adjectives? Can you please let me know whether "Present Participle" can modify verb or sentence?
In the below sentence I think it modifies the compele sentence as "speaking can't modify the project". Please clarify.
Broadly speaking, the project was successful.
Thanks
Top answer
I think your analysis is a good one. But you could also say the sentence is eliptical, and speaking modifies I , or one ,or you . Broadly speaking, [ one/I/you could say that] the project was successful.
- I think your analysis is a good one.
- But you could also say the sentence is eliptical, and speaking modifies I , or one ,or you .
- Broadly speaking, [ one/I/you could say that] the project was successful.
- An example of a participle modifying a verb doesn't come immediately to mind.
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I think your analysis is a good one. But you could also say the sentence is eliptical, and speaking modifies I, or one,or you.
Broadly speaking, [one/I/you could say that] the project was successful.
An example of a participle modifying a verb doesn't come immediately to mind.
Broadly speaking, [one/I/you could say that] the project was successful.
An example of a participle modifying a verb doesn't come immediately to mind.
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Hi,
I can think of a present participle that can also modify verbs, in general... It's a common interjection, but I can't post it here. Well, I'm sure you already know it... it starts with an F, and rhymes with king. But it's a kind of interjection... I wonder if there are others that are not interjections. Maybe not.
I can think of a present participle that can also modify verbs, in general... It's a common interjection, but I can't post it here. Well, I'm sure you already know it... it starts with an F, and rhymes with king. But it's a kind of interjection... I wonder if there are others that are not interjections. Maybe not.
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Well, I have another idea.
I think "Broadly speaking" is an adverbial phrase modifying successful. It tells how successful.
project / was < successful
I think "Broadly speaking" is an adverbial phrase modifying successful. It tells how successful.
project / was < successful
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AnonymousWell, I have another idea.
I think "Broadly speaking" is an adverbial phrase modifying successful. It tells how successful. project / was < successful
Sounds good to me! So you could substitute something like, "In general terms," and your analysis wound be the same? In other words, it's irrelevant that "speaking" is a present participle an
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