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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Missing Jane
In the movie, Jane has gone missing. There are people looking for her. And yet there are scenes in the movie that have nothing to do with missing Jane.
Would you say that the sentence in red is correct?
Does it mean
1. And yet there are scenes in the movie that have nothing to do with the fact that people are missing Jane.
or
2. And yet there are scenes in the movie that have nothing to do with Jane, who is missing.
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Is 'missing' a gerund here, or a present participle working as an adjective?
Many thanks.
Would you say that the sentence in red is correct?
Does it mean
1. And yet there are scenes in the movie that have nothing to do with the fact that people are missing Jane.
or
2. And yet there are scenes in the movie that have nothing to do with Jane, who is missing.
?
Is 'missing' a gerund here, or a present participle working as an adjective?
Many thanks.
Top answer
e. gerund. If I wanted meaning (2) I think I would write "nothing to do with the missing Jane".
- e.
- gerund.
- If I wanted meaning (2) I think I would write "nothing to do with the missing Jane".
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I read it as meaning (1), i.e. gerund.
If I wanted meaning (2) I think I would write "nothing to do with the missing Jane".
If I wanted meaning (2) I think I would write "nothing to do with the missing Jane".
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