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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Ing Clause
a. I searched the attic, looking for the photo album I (had) misplaced.
b. I was searching the attic, looking for the photo album I (had) misplaced.
2) The emboldened words in a is a participial phrase. What about the emoldened words in b? Is it a participial phrase also, or just a second predicate with an omitted 'and'?
Thank you
b. I was searching the attic, looking for the photo album I (had) misplaced.
2) The emboldened words in a is a participial phrase. What about the emoldened words in b? Is it a participial phrase also, or just a second predicate with an omitted 'and'?
Thank you
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I cannot see it as anything other than what it is in A. You cannot postulate omissions so freely, is my feeling.
- I cannot see it as anything other than what it is in A.
- You cannot postulate omissions so freely, is my feeling.
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I cannot see it as anything other than what it is in A. You cannot postulate omissions so freely, is my feeling.
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