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Imantaghavi Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Participle Clauses
Hi,
When do we change past simple into participle and when not in participle clauses?
1- He shouted to his PA that he'd be back soon as he rushed out of the office. >> Rushing out of the office, he shouted to his PA... .
2- I found him sitting at a desk which was piled high with files.>> I found him sitting at a desk, piled high with files.
In the first example you can see that we have gerund(rushing) while in the second one the past form (piled) has been used.
Why is it so?
And when do we use comma in participle clauses?
Thank you in advance,
Iman
When do we change past simple into participle and when not in participle clauses?
1- He shouted to his PA that he'd be back soon as he rushed out of the office. >> Rushing out of the office, he shouted to his PA... .
2- I found him sitting at a desk which was piled high with files.>> I found him sitting at a desk, piled high with files.
In the first example you can see that we have gerund(rushing) while in the second one the past form (piled) has been used.
Why is it so?
And when do we use comma in participle clauses?
Thank you in advance,
Iman
Top answer
In (1), "rushed" is an active verb; in (2), "was piled" has a passive or adjectival sense.
- In (1), "rushed" is an active verb; in (2), "was piled" has a passive or adjectival sense.
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In (1), "rushed" is an active verb; in (2), "was piled" has a passive or adjectival sense.
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imantaghavi I found him sitting at a desk, piled high with files.Omit the comma. It suggests that he was piled high with files.
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imantaghavi as he rushed out of the office.HE rushed out. Active participle: rushing. (applies to 'him')
imantaghavia desk which was piled high with filesThe DESK did not pile the files. Some person did. So (passive) The desk was piled .... Passive participle: piled. (applies to the desk)
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Thank you CJ. So, what you mean is that all the verbs in simple past change to gerund in the participle clause, is that right?
Regards,
Iman
Regards,
Iman
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imantaghaviThank you CJ. So, what you mean is that all the verbs in simple past change to gerund in the participle clause, is that right?Regards,ImanI hesitate to say all because English has exceptions, as you know. But an active simple past should generally be like the -ing form if you transform a main clause to an -ing clause. I'm not exactly sure why you
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Thank you CJ. That was what I was looking for. It was of great help
Regards,
Iman
Regards,
Iman
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