Give something as gerund
Progress gave the present as superseding the past and a looking to the future. https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=0-qZBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA23&dq="Progress+gave+the+present+as+superseding+the+past+and+a+looking+to+the+future"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsj8XIyYfoAhUSHaYKHcN3C4MQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q="Progress gave the present as superseding the past and a looking to the future"&f=false
Q1) I just came across the sentence above on the internet, but I'm not sure whether the sentence is correct.
Q2) Does the part "as superseding....future" describe "the present"?
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fire1 Q1) I just came across the sentence above on the internet, but I'm not sure whether the sentence is correct. It's correct, but it's highly literary in style. "gave" is used as "portrayed", which takes "as" phrases.
- fire1 Q1) I just came across the sentence above on the internet, but I'm not sure whether the sentence is correct.
- It's correct, but it's highly literary in style.
- "gave" is used as "portrayed", which takes "as" phrases.
- The second example below has an -ing form after "as", which is like your example.
- The eldest brother is portrayed as strong and brave.
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fire1Q1) I just came across the sentence above on the internet, but I'm not sure whether the sentence is correct.
It's correct, but it's highly literary in style.
"gave" is used as "portrayed", which takes "as" phrases. The second example below has an -ing form after "as", which is like your example.
The eldest brother is portrayed as strong
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