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Cho7712 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
preposition followed by gerund
Ex. The people would still be afraid of the snake
without it having to harm them.
In my EFL coursebook, the underlined part is viewed as a participial construction. However, I very much doubt if it is really so. Rather, it seems more like a gerundive construction preceded by a preposition.
What do you think about it?
without it having to harm them.
In my EFL coursebook, the underlined part is viewed as a participial construction. However, I very much doubt if it is really so. Rather, it seems more like a gerundive construction preceded by a preposition.
What do you think about it?
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cho7712 In my EFL coursebook, the underlined part is viewed as a participial construction. It isn’t. It’s a preposition phrase with a gerund-participial clause embedded inside of it.
- cho7712 In my EFL coursebook, the underlined part is viewed as a participial construction.
- It isn’t.
- It’s a preposition phrase with a gerund-participial clause embedded inside of it.
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cho7712In my EFL coursebook, the underlined part is viewed as a participial construction.It isn’t. It’s a preposition phrase with a gerund-participial clause embedded inside of it.
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