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Gori Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Participial Construction? (#2)
0 Dear professional teachers and native speakers, 02 br
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00 One of the references I encountered says a sentence like the following is a participial construction whose subject is the same between the main clause and the (original) adverb clause. Is it really true? In other words, is the subject in the modifying phrase ("allowing companies to start up such businesses") "Archive services that copy and store information on websites"?? 02 br
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00 (Example) "Archive services that copy and store information on websites could also become legal under the revised law, 01 u 00 allowing 02 u 00 companies to start up such businesses." 02 br
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00 To me, the phrase "allowing companies to start up such businesses" seems to be modifying the whole main clause ("Archive services...under the revised law") though... Therefore, in my understanding, the sentence can be re-written like this: "Archive services that copy and store information on websites could also become legal under the revised law, which allows companies to start up such businesses." Is my understanding wrong? Someone, please, please help me. 0-
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00 One of the references I encountered says a sentence like the following is a participial construction whose subject is the same between the main clause and the (original) adverb clause. Is it really true? In other words, is the subject in the modifying phrase ("allowing companies to start up such businesses") "Archive services that copy and store information on websites"?? 02 br
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00 (Example) "Archive services that copy and store information on websites could also become legal under the revised law, 01 u 00 allowing 02 u 00 companies to start up such businesses." 02 br
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00 To me, the phrase "allowing companies to start up such businesses" seems to be modifying the whole main clause ("Archive services...under the revised law") though... Therefore, in my understanding, the sentence can be re-written like this: "Archive services that copy and store information on websites could also become legal under the revised law, which allows companies to start up such businesses." Is my understanding wrong? Someone, please, please help me. 0-
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12 blockquote 10 I would say 02 br 00 ... 02 br 00 I agree that the 01 i 00 allowing 02 i 00 clause does not modify 01 i 00 archive services 02 i 00 . 02 br 00 CJ 0-
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- 02 br 00 I agree that the 01 i 00 allowing 02 i 00 clause does not modify 01 i 00 archive services 02 i 00 .
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01 cite 10 Gori 12 cite 10 Therefore, in my understanding, the sentence can be re-written like this: "Archive services that copy and store information on websites could also become legal under the revised law, which allows companies to start up such businesses." Is my understanding wrong? 12 blockquote10 I would say 02 br
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0 To me, in the original "allowing companies to start up such businesses" is logically related to "(become) legal" and the sentence seems fine 0-
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0 Hmm, so, is it wrong if I think that the phrase "allowing companies to start up such businesses" modifies the whole main clause? Do you have a different opinion from Califjim? 02 br
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00 Also, I have heard a different opinion from another person who says the phrase "allowing companies to start up such businesses" modifies "the revised law". 02 br
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00 Also, I have heard a different opinion from another person who says the phrase "allowing companies to start up such businesses" modifies "the revised law". 02 br
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0 Let's not get obsessed with the word "modify"! 05 0 02 br
00 Suppose, for example, that we have these sentences. 02 br
01 i 00 I accidentally dropped a plate on the floor. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 This caused the plate to break. 02 i 02 br
00 In what sense does the second sentence 01 b 00 modify 02 b 00 the first? In my op
00 Suppose, for example, that we have these sentences. 02 br
01 i 00 I accidentally dropped a plate on the floor. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 This caused the plate to break. 02 i 02 br
00 In what sense does the second sentence 01 b 00 modify 02 b 00 the first? In my op
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0 Thank you for your advice and commnets. They are very informative. 05 0 02 br
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00 I appreciate your great help on this matter. 010id 1
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Hi, Im Mherapril. I am a Filipina English teacher of grammar and conversation here in South Korea. You may not believe me if I say that 2 subjects existing in the subordinate clause and main clause of a sentence respectively can be possible. That is in the presence of participial construction. Try to look at these examples:
1. There being a huge rock, the explorers couldn't enter the cav
1. There being a huge rock, the explorers couldn't enter the cav
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