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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Ing Clause

I am competitive man, who not only has experience in soccer but also is passionate about it, wanting to know everything there is to know about the game.



1. Is the emboldened ing clause above used correctly? It just sounds slightly cumbersome to me, but I can't see anything grammatically wrong with it.



2. How does the ing clause function?



3. Have you a paraphrase for this sentence?





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English 1b3 I am a competitive man, who not only has experience in soccer but also is passionate about it, wanting to know everything there is to know about the game. 1. There is nothing wrong with the sentence (now that I have added a ): 2.

— Cool Breeze

  • English 1b3 I am a competitive man, who not only has experience in soccer but also is passionate about it, wanting to know everything there is to know about the game.
  • 1.
  • There is nothing wrong with the sentence (now that I have added a ): 2.
  • In this part of the world we call it a main clause equivalent because our grammar has it that if there is no finite verb, there is no clause either.
  • 3.
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English 1b3I am a competitive man, who not only has experience in soccer but also is passionate about it, wanting to know everything there is to know about the game.
1. There is nothing wrong with the sentence (now that I have added a):
2. In this part of the world we call it a main clause equivalent because our grammar has it that if
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Cool Breezeand I want to know everything there is to know about the game.

Instead of I am this,..., and I want

Isn't it more like that it is:

I am a competitive man, who not only has experience in soccer but also is passionate about it, and who wants to know everything there is to know about the game.
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