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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Participial Phrase
Having been taught to believe that true faith can move mountains, it never occurs to the boy that God will not grant his petition.
Could you help me parse the above sentence?
Can I say that "Having been taught to believe..." is a participial phrase, and it wrongly refers to "it", which is the subject of the sentence?
Could you help me parse the above sentence?
Can I say that "Having been taught to believe..." is a participial phrase, and it wrongly refers to "it", which is the subject of the sentence?
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" is a participial phrase, and it wrongly refers to "it", which is the subject of the sentence? Yes. CJ
- " is a participial phrase, and it wrongly refers to "it", which is the subject of the sentence?
- Yes.
- CJ
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SelvakumarCan I say that "Having been taught to believe..." is a participial phrase, and it wrongly refers to "it", which is the subject of the sentence?Yes.
CJ
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CalifJim, thank you very much for your prompt response. It is so nice of you.
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