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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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Damaging economy...

"Sturgeon, whose nationalist SNP runs the devolved Scottish government, said there was no alternative to EU membership that could deliver the same economic benefits. She said Prime Minister Theresa May must defend whatever trade option the UK government chose to pursue with hard evidence, damaging the economy as little as possible." (Reuters.)

Does the participle clause damaging the economy as little as possible refer to trade option or is it misplaced participle in the paragraph above?

  

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tkacka15 Does the participle clause damaging the economy as little as possible refer to trade option No. tkacka15 or is it misplaced participle in the paragraph above? No.

  • tkacka15 Does the participle clause damaging the economy as little as possible refer to trade option No.
  • tkacka15 or is it misplaced participle in the paragraph above?
  • No.
  • It is adverbial to the whole preceding clause.
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tkacka15Does the participle clause damaging the economy as little as possible refer to trade option

No.

tkacka15or is it misplaced participle in the paragraph above?

No. It is adverbial to the whole preceding clause.

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