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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
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In addition to being

In addition to being found wanting on the mental aspects of batting, their batsmen were indecisive with their footwork and not entirely sure of their off-stump which led them to misjudgments in playing or leaving a delivery.
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Is "being found wanting..." a passive construction, modifying the subject -their batsmen?

Is "being found..." a partciple clause whose equivalent finite clause will be- in addition to their batsman had been found..."?

  

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" a passive construction, modifying the subject -their batsmen? Yes. The conversion to a full clause makes the sentence unwieldy.

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  • " a passive construction, modifying the subject -their batsmen?
  • Yes.
  • The conversion to a full clause makes the sentence unwieldy.
  • Their batsmen were indecisive with their footwork and not entirely sure of their off-stump, and in addition they were found to be wanting on the mental aspects of batting.
  • This led them to misjudgments in playing or leaving a delivery.
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JigneshbharatiIs "being found wanting..." a passive construction, modifying the subject -their batsmen?

Yes. The conversion to a full clause makes the sentence unwieldy.


Their batsmen were indecisive with their footwork and not entirely sure of their off-stump, and in addition they were found to be wanting on the mental aspects of batting. This
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