Not realizing
- The teacher, not realizing that some of the students had not gotten the point, moved on to the next unit in the book.
To me, "not realizing ... the point" is an adverbial participle. I believe it derives from the following sentence:
- As/Since/Because the teacher did not realize that some of the students had not gotten the point, he moved on to the next unit in the book.
However, some may argue that it's adjectival.
I think otherwise. Isn't the phrase describing the condition of moving on? Hence adverbial!
Correct me if I am wrong, please.
Thanks.
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anonymous some may argue that it's adjectival. It seems to me that if it were adjectival it would be a non-restrictive clause, thus: The teacher who did not realize that ... (as opposed to the teacher who DID realize, for example).
- anonymous some may argue that it's adjectival.
- It seems to me that if it were adjectival it would be a non-restrictive clause, thus: The teacher who did not realize that ...
- (as opposed to the teacher who DID realize, for example).
- Compare: The teacher who always wears a tie vs The teacher who has brown hair vs The teacher who talks too softly to be heard ...
- and so on, where the relative clause is adjectival because it clarifies which teacher we're talking about.
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anonymoussome may argue that it's adjectival.
It seems to me that if it were adjectival it would be a non-restrictive clause, thus:
The teacher who did not realize that ... (as opposed to the teacher who DID realize, for example).
Compare: The teacher who always wears a tie vs The teacher who has brown hair vs The teach
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