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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Charting
I read the following in the Metro Uk.
We have begun our journey charting a future outside the European Union and we are going to take control of the things that matter to us, while taking this moment to build a stronger, fairer and better Britain.
Does "charting" the present participle or non finite verb refers to "journey"( acting adjectivially) or functioning adverbially ( giving reason)?
How to interpret its role here in terms of parts of speech?
Thanks
We have begun our journey charting a future outside the European Union and we are going to take control of the things that matter to us, while taking this moment to build a stronger, fairer and better Britain.
Does "charting" the present participle or non finite verb refers to "journey"( acting adjectivially) or functioning adverbially ( giving reason)?
How to interpret its role here in terms of parts of speech?
Thanks
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My feeling is that "charting a future outside the European Union" is intended to modify "journey", telling us what kind of journey it is.
- My feeling is that "charting a future outside the European Union" is intended to modify "journey", telling us what kind of journey it is.
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My feeling is that "charting a future outside the European Union" is intended to modify "journey", telling us what kind of journey it is.
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We have begun our journey charting a future outside the European Union and we are going to take control of the things that matter to us, while taking this moment to build a stronger, fairer and better Britain.
The underlined non-finite gerund-participial clause is an adjunct in clause structure, though I'm not sure which kind of sub-type of adjunct it is. There's a sen
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