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Alcstephen Posted 16 years ago
One view is that society is best served by everyone following certain ethical rules, and obeying them no matter what the results are.
Is the italic part of the above sentence an elliptical form of "everyone who follows certain ethical rules, and obeys them no matter what the results are." ?
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Does this sentence contain an ellipsis ?
One view is that society is best served by everyone following certain ethical rules, and obeying them no matter what the results are.
Is the italic part of the above sentence an elliptical form of "everyone who follows certain ethical rules, and obeys them no matter what the results are." ?
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Hi. Welcome here! Yes, you are right.
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- Yes, you are right.
- It is called present participle and it shows the action which is going on along with one in the main clause.
- No comma needed.
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Hi. Welcome here!
Yes, you are right. It is called present participle and it shows the action which is going on along with one in the main clause. No comma needed.
Yes, you are right. It is called present participle and it shows the action which is going on along with one in the main clause. No comma needed.
alcstephenOne view is that society is best served by everyone following certain ethical rules and obeying them no matter what the results are.
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