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Copysnake Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Going back to
He too reflected on years of U. S. -Saudi strategic ties going back to the World War II era.
What does this sentence mean?
what is the object of the sentence?
what does "going back to " mean here? why use -ing?
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What does this sentence mean?
what is the object of the sentence?
what does "going back to " mean here? why use -ing?
Thank you for you attention!
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" The sentence has no object. Going is a present participle which is used as a clause equivalent: ... ties which/that go back to...
- " The sentence has no object.
- Going is a present participle which is used as a clause equivalent: ...
- ties which/that go back to...
- A similar example: The man driving the car is Mr Bell.
- = The man who/that is driving the car is Mr Bell.
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"He was also one of those who expressed thoughts about the longstanding military co-operation between the USA and Saudi Arabia, which (= the co-operation) began during the Second World War."
The sentence has no object.
Going is a present participle which is used as a clause equivalent: ... ties which/that go back to...
A similar example: The ma
The sentence has no object.
Going is a present participle which is used as a clause equivalent: ... ties which/that go back to...
A similar example: The ma
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