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Umino Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Participial Construction Starting with a Preposition?

Hello, teachers! Today I have a question about a participial construction with a prepositional phrase. For example:

1) As he was in a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was going.

I think you can rephrase this as:

2) Being in a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was going.

using a participial construction.

Now, it is okay to rewrite it as this:

3) In a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was going.
or
3') He left home without saying where he was going, in a great hurry.

and can this sentence still be interpreted as a participial construction?

In other words, can a participial construction start with a preposition?

Thank you very much for your time.
  

Top answer

using a participial construction. Yes. Umino Now, it is okay to rewrite it as this:3) In a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was going.

— Mister Micawber

  • using a participial construction.
  • Yes.
  • Umino Now, it is okay to rewrite it as this:3) In a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was going.
  • Yes.
  • Umino or3') He left home without saying where he was going, in a great hurry.
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Umino1) As he was in a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was going.I think you can rephrase this as:2) Being in a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was going.using a participial construction.
Yes.
UminoNow, it is okay to rewrite it as this:3) In a great hurry, he left home without saying where he was goin
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Thank you very much, Mister Micawber!
Mister MicawberNo; then it is a prepositional adverbial.
Ahh okay, I understand.
Welcome to English Forums, Umino.
Thank you for your warm welcome
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