Gerund+prepositional phrase
Hello teachers,
I would like to know the function of the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
"Daydreaming about wooden boats was occupying Antonio's free time."
"Daydreaming about wooden boats"= gerund phrase that functions as a the subject of the sentence.
so, what about "about wooden boats"? what is the function of this prepositional phrase? an ADJECTIVE, or and ADVERB?
I appreciate your help.
Top answer
Daydreaming about wooden boats was occupying Antonio's free time. Yes: daydreaming about wooden boats is a gerund-participial clause functioning as subject of the sentence. The function of the underlined PP is complement of daydreaming .
- Daydreaming about wooden boats was occupying Antonio's free time.
- Yes: daydreaming about wooden boats is a gerund-participial clause functioning as subject of the sentence.
- The function of the underlined PP is complement of daydreaming .
- It can only be a complement since it is licensed (specifically permitted) by “daydreaming”.
- Note that adjective and adverb are not functions but categories (parts of speech).
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Daydreaming about wooden boats was occupying Antonio's free time.
Yes: daydreaming about wooden boats is a gerund-participial clause functioning as subject of the sentence.
The function of the underlined PP is complement of daydreaming. It can only be a complement since it is licensed (specifically permitted) by “daydreaming”.
Note th
0Benia Amel"Daydreaming about wooden boats"= gerund phrase that functions as a the subject of the sentence.
Modern grammarians classify this ("Daydreaming about wooden boats") as a non-finite (gerundial-participial) clause. Note that the complement of the verb "daydreaming", ("about wooden boats") is optional.
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