Even with the weather being that nasty,...
Even with the weather being that nasty, the couple and their families decided to go ahead with the wedding as planned. (From the video "The 4 sentence types in English" - http://www.engvid.com)
Why is the sentence above a simple one (according to the teacher there it is a simple one)?
Why is "Even with the weather being that nasty" a phrase (again, according to the teacher it is)?
Is "Even with the weather being that nasty" a non-finite subordinate clause and the whole cited sentence a complex one?
Is "to go ahead with the wedding as planned" a direct object of the tensed verb "decided" (according to the teacher it is as it answers the question 'decided what?')
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anonymous Why is the sentence above a simple one (according to the teacher there it is a simple one)? Because 'being' is non-finite. anonymous Why is "Even with the weather being that nasty" a phrase (again, according to the teacher it is)?
- anonymous Why is the sentence above a simple one (according to the teacher there it is a simple one)?
- Because 'being' is non-finite.
- anonymous Why is "Even with the weather being that nasty" a phrase (again, according to the teacher it is)?
- It can be a phrase or a clause, but it is still non-finite.
- anonymous Is "Even with the weather being that nasty" a non-finite subordinate clause and the whole cited sentence a complex one?
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anonymousWhy is the sentence above a simple one (according to the teacher there it is a simple one)?
Because 'being' is non-finite.
anonymousWhy is "Even with the weather being that nasty" a phrase (again, according to the teacher it is)?
It can be a phrase or a clause, but it is still non-finite.
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