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Fire1 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

How to analyze this sentence?

A. I've decided on buying a new car, as opposed to keeping my old one.


my analysis on sentence A is as below.


Analysis 1

The gerund phrase "buying a new car" is modified by "as opposed to keeping my old one".

- "buying a new care is opposed to keeping my old one"


Analysis 2

"as opposed to keeping my old one" is modifying "I"

- "I'm opposed to keeping my old one"


I think that either analysis 1 or 2 works very well.

Which one do you think is the right analysis? maybe both?

  
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