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Chrismlangan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

could you please explain this sentence

"Smirking, Spencer slowly turns around."

What role does smirking play in the sentence?
  

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Hi, I see it as an adjective, describing 'Spencer'. Compare 'Angry, Spencer slowly turns around'. Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I see it as an adjective, describing 'Spencer'.
  • Compare 'Angry, Spencer slowly turns around'.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

I see it as an adjective, describing 'Spencer'.

Compare 'Angry, Spencer slowly turns around'.

Best wishes, Clive
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‘Smirking’, as Clive suggested, is a participial (verbal) adjective modifying the subject of the sentence ‘Spencer’.
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