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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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, perceiving it to be ....
I read a sentence like this one: Studies of family mediation programs in several countries report that the majority of participants reach a full agreement and express positive feelings about the progress, perceiving it to be more rational than the court system.
My question is: by using "perceiving" in the sentence, does it equal "the participants perceive"? and why use perceiving here instead of using "perceive"? I am confused. Can anyone help? Thanks a lot!
My question is: by using "perceiving" in the sentence, does it equal "the participants perceive"? and why use perceiving here instead of using "perceive"? I am confused. Can anyone help? Thanks a lot!
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Anonymous why use perceiving here instead of using "perceive"? I am confused. Can anyone help?
- Anonymous why use perceiving here instead of using "perceive"?
- I am confused.
- Can anyone help?
- This construction is a participle clause.
- You need to research and study participle phrases / clauses and participial constructions.
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Anonymouswhy use perceiving here instead of using "perceive"? I am confused. Can anyone help?This construction is a participle clause. You need to research and study participle phrases / clauses and participial constructions.
AnonymousMy question is: by using "perceiving" in the sentence, does it equal "the participants perceive"?
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