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Ritik Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

English grammar

Hello sir,

Can you simplify and restate the sentence below especially " present participle"?

1) My wife had a talk with Sophie, explaining the problem.


Thanks in advance

  

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ritik My wife had a talk with Sophie, explaining the problem. My wife had a talk with Sophie during which she explained the problem. My wife talked with Sophie.

— CalifJim

  • ritik My wife had a talk with Sophie, explaining the problem.
  • My wife had a talk with Sophie during which she explained the problem.
  • My wife talked with Sophie.
  • The purpose of the talk was to explain the problem to Sophie.
  • explaining is the participle.
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ritikMy wife had a talk with Sophie, explaining the problem.

My wife had a talk with Sophie during which she explained the problem.

My wife talked with Sophie. The purpose of the talk was to explain the problem to Sophie.

explaining is the participle. explaining the problem is the participle clause.

Participle clauses give

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