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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Position of participle phrases
In the (Purdue Online Writing Lab) site, I did not understand why the participle phrase is at the end of the sentence? The context is below.
The guitarist's finger-picking was extraordinary.
(The technique was extraordinary.)
The guitarist, finger-picking, was extraordinary.
(The person was extraordinary, demonstrating the technique.)
1. Here It should be (The person, demonstrating the technique, was extraordinary.) Why is the participle phrase at the end?
2. Am I correct If I rewrite the sentence such as (The person was extraordinary while he was demonstrating the technique)?
Source:Purdue OWL: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
The guitarist's finger-picking was extraordinary.
(The technique was extraordinary.)
The guitarist, finger-picking, was extraordinary.
(The person was extraordinary, demonstrating the technique.)
1. Here It should be (The person, demonstrating the technique, was extraordinary.) Why is the participle phrase at the end?
2. Am I correct If I rewrite the sentence such as (The person was extraordinary while he was demonstrating the technique)?
Source:Purdue OWL: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
Top answer
1. There is no participle phrase. "The guitarist's finger-picking" is the subject.
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- There is no participle phrase.
- "The guitarist's finger-picking" is the subject.
- It means the finger-picking technique of the guitarist.
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1. There is no participle phrase. "The guitarist's finger-picking" is the subject. It means the finger-picking technique of the guitarist.
2. Yes.
You are using brackets to quote or highlight words and phrases. This is incorrect. For example, do not write this:
2. Am I correct If I rewrite the sentence such as (The person was extraordinary while he was demonstrating the
2. Yes.
You are using brackets to quote or highlight words and phrases. This is incorrect. For example, do not write this:
2. Am I correct If I rewrite the sentence such as (The person was extraordinary while he was demonstrating the
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