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Hoony Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Present participle

ex) First, she wrote about her experience visiting a neighbor's farm

= First, she wrote about her experience which visited a neighbor's farm (??)


Based on the context, 'her experience' means 'visiting a neighbor's farm'

But, in terms of grammatical structure, the present participle phrase 'visiting a neighbor's farm' modifies the noun phrase 'her experience'


I want to know if it is possible for the present participle phrase to have the same meaning as the noun phrase modified by it

  

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Hoony ex) First, she wrote about her experience visiting a neighbor's farm This is a shorthand way of saying something like "her experience of/while visiting a neighbor's farm". It is not implied that the experience did the visiting. ) This isn't possible.

— GPY

  • Hoony ex) First, she wrote about her experience visiting a neighbor's farm This is a shorthand way of saying something like "her experience of/while visiting a neighbor's farm".
  • It is not implied that the experience did the visiting.
  • ) This isn't possible.
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Hoonyex) First, she wrote about her experience visiting a neighbor's farm

This is a shorthand way of saying something like "her experience of/while visiting a neighbor's farm". It is not implied that the experience did the visiting.

HoonyFirst, she wrote about her experience which visited a neighbor's farm (??)

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HoonyShe wrote about her experience visiting a neighbor's farm.

She wrote about her experience, which was that she visited a neighbor's farm.
~ She wrote about her experience; that is, she wrote about [her visit to / visiting] a neighbor's farm.

Hoonyshe wrote about her experience which visited a neighbor's farm
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