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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Possessing(chess)

Hi
'Possessing a simple and clear style, Capablanca was particularly famous for his endgame skill.'
(Play Winning Chess, p.90)

Why does he use the present participle(possessing)?

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soheil1 Why does he use the present participle(possessing)? Because the phrase possessing a simple and clear style is a modifier of the noun Capablanca and the verb possessing is in the active voice.

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  • soheil1 Why does he use the present participle(possessing)?
  • Because the phrase possessing a simple and clear style is a modifier of the noun Capablanca and the verb possessing is in the active voice.
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soheil1Why does he use the present participle(possessing)?
Because the phrase possessing a simple and clear style is a modifier of the noun Capablanca and the verb possessing is in the active voice.
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That he has a simple and clear style.
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He is now long passed away.

But is it that possessing suggest that his being' famous....' is the result of his 'simple and clear style'.?
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soheil1He is now long passed away.
Had, then, of course.
soheil1But does ’possessing’ suggest that his being' famous....' is the result of his 'simple and clear style'?
The whole phrase does.
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soheil1Why does he use the present participle(possessing)?
'Possessing' has no absolute tense of its own: it takes the tense of the main verb ('was') and refers to that time.
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As a matter of style, this construction enabled the writer to emphasize his twin points clearly and succinctly, while hinting that the two are linked, and drawing the reader's attention particularly to the remark about Capablanca's endgame skill.
The author could have said "Capablanca possessed a simple and clear style, and was particularly famous for his endgame skill " which would ha
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What about
Capablanca who possessed a simple and clear style, was particularly famous for his endgame skill
?
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Capablanca, who possessed a simple and clear style, was particularly famous for his endgame skill.
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