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Joon2257 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Concerning 'with + participle' sturcture
In using a participle structure, 'with' before a participle is always confusing. For example,
I wonder if there is any difference between the two sentences below. I want someone to teach me
how to tell the difference. Thank you!
1. Jack walked along the river, his dog following him.
2. Jack walked along the river, with his dog following him.
I wonder if there is any difference between the two sentences below. I want someone to teach me
how to tell the difference. Thank you!
1. Jack walked along the river, his dog following him.
2. Jack walked along the river, with his dog following him.
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- In the particular example you quote, I don't believe there is a difference.
- The "with" seems to be taken by most people as understood, when it's omitted.
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Hi, Joon. Thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums.
In the particular example you quote, I don't believe there is a difference. The "with" seems to be taken by most people as understood, when it's omitted.
Perhaps you could suggest another example which is more confusing.
Best wishes, - A.
In the particular example you quote, I don't believe there is a difference. The "with" seems to be taken by most people as understood, when it's omitted.
Perhaps you could suggest another example which is more confusing.
Best wishes, - A.
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Here might be a better example I came across.
A friend of mine (well, she's not that good of a friend) and I argued the difference between the use of "concerning with" and "concern with." The example in question was, "Our attorneys don't run into issues concerning with patents all that often."
Should the above sentence be read as "Our attorneys DON'T CONCERN with patents" ins
A friend of mine (well, she's not that good of a friend) and I argued the difference between the use of "concerning with" and "concern with." The example in question was, "Our attorneys don't run into issues concerning with patents all that often."
Should the above sentence be read as "Our attorneys DON'T CONCERN with patents" ins
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Anonymous "Our attorneys don't run into issues concerning with patents all that often."I don't think "concerning" is part of the OP's example.
Should the above sentence be read as "Our attorneys DON'T CONCERN with patents" instead?
Neither of your sentences is correct.
"Concerning" here seems more like a preposition than a verb.
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