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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Participle

Hello sir,

I want to ask you one question below,

  1. We play a fun game, trying to remember some pointers.

I do not understand underlined part, The underlined part " trying to remember some pointers "is continuous ?

Can you please elaborate on that and separate into two sentences.


Thanks in advance

  

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The underlined is a reduced participial clause. The verb is not a continuous tense. Verbs in reduced clauses (participles) have no tense on their own.

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  • The underlined is a reduced participial clause.
  • The verb is not a continuous tense.
  • Verbs in reduced clauses (participles) have no tense on their own.
  • The time reference is the same as the main verb.
  • We play a fun game.
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The underlined is a reduced participial clause. The verb is not a continuous tense. Verbs in reduced clauses (participles) have no tense on their own. The time reference is the same as the main verb.

We play a fun game. While we play, we try to remember some pointers.
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