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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

How "accidental" is adjective?

"He explained that breaking the vase was accidental"
Here accidental qualifies breaking which is a verb. So accidental should be adverb
  

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"breaking the vase" is a noun phrase. In my view the sentence is very slightly imperfect (but it would usually pass).

  • "breaking the vase" is a noun phrase.
  • In my view the sentence is very slightly imperfect (but it would usually pass).
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"breaking the vase" is a noun phrase.

In my view the sentence is very slightly imperfect (but it would usually pass).

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