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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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Part of speech- dies saving

I read this headline in The Times of India.What part of speech does " saving" belong to and what does it modify or refere to?Mother dies saving 2-year-old son who slipped off houseboat
  

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Jigneshbharati What part of speech does " saving" belong to Saving is a verb. " I would say that the non-finite clause "saving ... " has an adverbial function in the context of the sentence.

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  • Jigneshbharati What part of speech does " saving" belong to Saving is a verb.
  • " I would say that the non-finite clause "saving ...
  • " has an adverbial function in the context of the sentence.
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JigneshbharatiWhat part of speech does " saving" belong to
Saving is a verb. In particular it is the present participle of "save."

I would say that the non-finite clause "saving ... " has an adverbial function in the context of the sentence.
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