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Bhikkhu1991 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Participle phrase versus helping verb + 'ing'

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00How to tell the difference between a participle phrase with 'ing' in Sentence A and a sentence fragment with 'ing' in Sentence B?02br
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00Sentence A. ( Participle phrase: The corporation seeking financial stability must remain flexible.02br
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00Sentence B. Sentence fragment: A cure for the disease being researched.02br
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00Sentence C. A complete sentence: A cure for the disease was being researched.02br
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00A sentence fragment occurs when an incomplete sentence is used instead of a complete sentence.02br
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00When using 'ing' words, you must have a helping verb and a subject. An 'ing' word is not a definite verb; therefore, it will not function by itself to form a complete sentence.) LEO: Literacy Education Online.02br
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00Thank you.02br
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00With best wishes. 0-
  

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02br 00There is no main verb in B, so it is a fragment. A and C have main verbs (must remain, was being). 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00There is no main verb in B, so it is a fragment.
  • A and C have main verbs (must remain, was being).
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00There is no main verb in B, so it is a fragment. A and C have main verbs (must remain, was being). As Leo says, an 01del00ing form cannot form a complete sentence by itself02del00 it needs an auxiliary or main verb.0-
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