Following,leaving
"It’s been close to two weeks since Actor-politician Vinod Khanna passed away following prolonged illness, leaving his near and dear ones, the film fraternity and his fans in remorse. The actor died on April 27 of bladder cancer at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 70."
I read the above on Facebook. Are "following" and "leaving" present participle? What do they modify or refere here and are there any signal word to suggest that the ing-form should be used?
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Jigneshbharati Are "following" and "leaving" present participle s ? Yes. "following" has more the force of a preposition in this context, however, equivalent to "after".
- Jigneshbharati Are "following" and "leaving" present participle s ?
- Yes.
- "following" has more the force of a preposition in this context, however, equivalent to "after".
- Jigneshbharati What do they modify or refer to here and are there any signal word s to suggest that the ing-form should be used?
- The 'following' phrase modifies the verb 'passed away' as an adverb of time might do.
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JigneshbharatiAre "following" and "leaving" present participles?
Yes. "following" has more the force of a preposition in this context, however, equivalent to "after".
JigneshbharatiWhat do they modify or refer to here and are there any signal word
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