How can I understand this phrase?
Ukrainian officials opened a criminal investigation on Wednesday arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border.
How can I understand ‘arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border’?
1) and they argued that...
2) as they argued that...
3) investigation that argued...
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Hans51 Ukrainian officials opened a criminal investigation on Wednesday arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border. The participle clause that starts with arguing that introduces the reason for opening the investigation. If you wanted to separate out the two parts, you'd need two sentences.
- Hans51 Ukrainian officials opened a criminal investigation on Wednesday arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border.
- The participle clause that starts with arguing that introduces the reason for opening the investigation.
- If you wanted to separate out the two parts, you'd need two sentences.
- Ukrainian officials opened a criminal investigation on Wednesday.
- The reason for this , they argued, was that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border.
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Hans51Ukrainian officials opened a criminal investigation on Wednesday arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border.
The participle clause that starts with arguing that introduces the reason for opening the investigation. If you wanted to separate out the two parts, you'd need two sentences.
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