present participle

We can say, "This is John (who is) speaking (to you)."

The other word order does not work. The elided words are implied.

TsuyoshiWe can say" This is John speaking."So, why don't you say " This is speaking John."?I think both are the same. Is this wrong?

Take a sentence in your own language and change the order of the words. Is it the same as the original sentence?

Word order is an important feature of all languages. Some word orders are correct. Others are wrong.

Thank you for your comment.
I thought that participles can be added both from before and after a noun.
In this case, I guessed "speaking" can be put either before or after "John."

Maybe, the lack of knowledge about the origin of expression pattern of participle allowed me to think like this.

Thank you for your comment.
Is the word "speaking" an adverb or an adjective?

TsuyoshiIs the word "speaking" an adverb or an adjective?

It's a verb, or more precisely, a verb form. It's the present participle of the verb 'to speak'.

CJ

TsuyoshiThank you for your comment.I thought that participles can be added both from before and after a noun.

Yes, but the meaning changes to something unusual.

Here are some examples:

"Mr. Ed" was a popular TV series about a talking horse. (A horse with the ability to talk.)
Behind every speaking puppet is a ventriloquist.
A polit

Thank you. I thought as follows.

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Thank you again. My understanding got clearer. I guess the problem is that 'John' is a proper noun.