Prepositional phrases at the beginning of sentences
Thank you once again for a very informative answer. I was not familiar with the terms reduced relative clause or sentential modifier, so that's very interesting to know.
Most of the grammar sites I visit tend to talk about using participial phrases only as adjectives, and I find it odd that constructions like this, despite being quite common, aren't really addressed (at least not in anything I could find). So thank you for clearing that up for me.
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anonymous Most of the grammar sites I visit tend to talk about using participial phrases only as adjectives They may be using different terminology. The way I look at it, only those participle clauses that are used like relative clauses are adjectival, and these are most likely in the minority. The majority are supplemental in nature (some people call them 'adverbial' but that's not necessarily a very accurate description); that is, they contain a secondary predicate for the subject of the sentence they are attached to.
- anonymous Most of the grammar sites I visit tend to talk about using participial phrases only as adjectives They may be using different terminology.
- The way I look at it, only those participle clauses that are used like relative clauses are adjectival, and these are most likely in the minority.
- The majority are supplemental in nature (some people call them 'adverbial' but that's not necessarily a very accurate description); that is, they contain a secondary predicate for the subject of the sentence they are attached to.
- Here are a few websites if you want to explore this topic further.
- com/participle-clauses/ CJ
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anonymousMost of the grammar sites I visit tend to talk about using participial phrases only as adjectives
They may be using different terminology. The way I look at it, only those participle clauses that are used like relative clauses are adjectival, and these are most likely in the minority. The majority are supplemental in nature (some people call them
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