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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Following rift

Anil Kumble stepped down as India's cricket coach on Tuesday, June 20, following a rift with Captain Virat Kohli, marking a bitter end to his highly successful tenure.
https://m.rediff.com/cricket/report/vote-who-should-replace-kumble/20170621.htm
Are "following...Kohli" and "marking...tenure" the present participial phrases?
What is their grammatical function or what do they modify or refer back to?
  

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tenure" the present participial phrases? Yes. Jigneshbharati What is their grammatical function or what do they modify or refer back to?

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  • tenure" the present participial phrases?
  • Yes.
  • Jigneshbharati What is their grammatical function or what do they modify or refer back to?
  • They both modify the main clause.
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JigneshbharatiAre "following...Kohli" and "marking...tenure" the present participial phrases?

Yes.

JigneshbharatiWhat is their grammatical function or what do they modify or refer back to?

They both modify the main clause.

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Jigneshbharati following a rift with Captain Virat Kohli,

Following is a preposition. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/following?a=british

You can substitute "after" and have no change in meaning.

The pre

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