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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Participial constrution

Hi, Teachers! Is this sentence correct "He smiled a bright smile showing his white teeth."?

The original sentence is "He smiled a bright smile and showed his white teeth." Is it possible to omit "and" and change it into participle? What is the detailed expanation for this?
  

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You can use the present participle showing and drop the conjunction and. In Scandinavia the resultant structure is called a clause equivalent. The participle is used to "join" two main clauses as and is a co-ordinate conjunction used between main clauses.

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  • You can use the present participle showing and drop the conjunction and.
  • In Scandinavia the resultant structure is called a clause equivalent.
  • The participle is used to "join" two main clauses as and is a co-ordinate conjunction used between main clauses.
  • CB
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You can use the present participle showing and drop the conjunction and. In Scandinavia the resultant structure is called a clause equivalent. The participle is used to "join" two main clauses as and is a co-ordinate conjunction used between main clauses.

CB
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I'd add a little more to what CB said:

Both sentences have essentially the same meaning, so are really just two different ways of saying the same thing.

In your example with "and" there are two coordinated verb phrases (underlined) functioning as predicate to the subject "He":

"He smiled a bright smile and showed his teeth".

But in your other examp
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