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As children with diabetes grow, learning to take responsibility for their own health can be very empowering. Dexcom G6's sensor is so simple to insert, 10-year-old Ethan does it on his own with ease.
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Is "learning to take responsibility for their...empowering" a gerund phrase modifying "empowering"?
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As children with diabetes grow, [ learning to take responsibility for their own health can be very empowering ] . No: the underlined element is the subject of the bracketed clause, which is the 'main' clause of the sentence. "Can be very empowering" is a verb phrase functioning as predicate in which "very empowering" is predicative complement of "be".
- As children with diabetes grow, [ learning to take responsibility for their own health can be very empowering ] .
- No: the underlined element is the subject of the bracketed clause, which is the 'main' clause of the sentence.
- "Can be very empowering" is a verb phrase functioning as predicate in which "very empowering" is predicative complement of "be".
- The initial PP "a s children with diabetes grow" is an adjunct.
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As children with diabetes grow, [learning to take responsibility for their own health can be very empowering].
No: the underlined element is the subject
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