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Bamtori Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Present Participle Clause Question

Teachers, I have a question about the use of participle clauses. Here's an example: The next day they overwhelmed Dallas, getting 37 hits and 20 runs. Would anyone please explain what the -ing form here was made from? Would it be from 'and got'? It says in many grammar books that present participle cluases are made from a conjunction plus a simple tense verb, like 'getting' from 'and got'.

Thanks so much!!!
  

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Bamtori It says in many grammar books that present participle cluases are made from a conjunction plus a simple tense verb, like 'getting' from 'and got'. What it says in many grammar books sounds a bit strange to me. I guess you're talking about non-finite clauses.

— Avangi

  • Bamtori It says in many grammar books that present participle cluases are made from a conjunction plus a simple tense verb, like 'getting' from 'and got'.
  • What it says in many grammar books sounds a bit strange to me.
  • I guess you're talking about non-finite clauses.
  • " I think you're mis-parsing your quote.
  • It doesn't mean that the participle is constructed from the combination of a conjunction and a simple tense form.
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BamtoriIt says in many grammar books that present participle cluases are made from a conjunction plus a simple tense verb, like 'getting' from 'and got'.
What it says in many grammar books sounds a bit strange to me.
I guess you're talking about non-finite clauses.
"Getting" is "made" from the base form, "get."

I think you're mis-parsing you
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Thanks so much for your answer, Avangi!

Let me ask you in another way: Would it be okay to change that sentence into "The next day they overwhelmed Dallas and got 37 hits and 20 runs."?

Thanks so much again!
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BamtoriWould it be okay to change that sentence into "The next day they overwhelmed Dallas and got 37 hits and 20 runs
Yes. This is fine.
Note that your sentence is in simple past tense. ("Overwhelmed" and "got" are both simple past tense verbs.)
But participles don't have tenses. They're non-finite.
Sure, the past participle is usu
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