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GrammarGirl Posted 18 years ago
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Participles in Prepositional Phrases?

In the sentence below, is "spreading" a participle modifying the object of the preposition, "disease"?

The operation was made even more difficult by the presence of the spreading disease in the Canal Zone.
  

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GrammarGirl In the sentence below, is "spreading" a participle modifying the object of the preposition, "disease"? The operation was made even more difficult by the presence of the spreading disease in the Canal Zone. Yes.

— CalifJim

  • GrammarGirl In the sentence below, is "spreading" a participle modifying the object of the preposition, "disease"?
  • The operation was made even more difficult by the presence of the spreading disease in the Canal Zone.
  • Yes.
  • the spreading disease -- which disease?
  • -- the disease that was spreading spreading is, more specifically, a present participle.
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GrammarGirlIn the sentence below, is "spreading" a participle modifying the object of the preposition, "disease"?

The operation was made even more difficult by the presence of the spreading disease in the Canal Zone.

Yes. the spreading disease -- which disease? -- the disease that was spreading
spreading is, more specifi
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