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Raymond Kii Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Problems with sentence structure.
Hello teachers, this is Raymond.
Recently I am reading a novel and I have come across a sentence which I can't understand its structure.
The sentence is :
"August heat pummeled Las Vegas, the nighttime temperature hovering just over 100 degrees, driving the natives inside the air-conditioned sanctity of their homes."
I think 'pummeled' is the main verb in this sentence, but I can't understand what are the part of speeches of 'hovering' and 'driving' here ( or what are they functioning here). Once I thought 'hovering ( and also the part 'just over 100 degrees' )' was a reduced relative clause, but then i couldn't explain the case for 'driving'.
I was really confused when I saw this sentence...I really need help...
Thanks in advance!
Recently I am reading a novel and I have come across a sentence which I can't understand its structure.
The sentence is :
"August heat pummeled Las Vegas, the nighttime temperature hovering just over 100 degrees, driving the natives inside the air-conditioned sanctity of their homes."
I think 'pummeled' is the main verb in this sentence, but I can't understand what are the part of speeches of 'hovering' and 'driving' here ( or what are they functioning here). Once I thought 'hovering ( and also the part 'just over 100 degrees' )' was a reduced relative clause, but then i couldn't explain the case for 'driving'.
I was really confused when I saw this sentence...I really need help...
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
Raymond Kii I think 'pummeled' is the main verb in this sentence It is the verb of the main clause, August heat pummeled Las Vegas . Raymond Kii but I can't figure out what are the parts of speech of 'hovering' and 'driving' are here They’re the verbs of their respective clauses (the subject of hovering is the noun phrase preceding it, and the missing subject of driving is understood as the situation described previously). These subordinate clauses are merely parenthetical material, sitting outside the structure of the main clause.
- Raymond Kii I think 'pummeled' is the main verb in this sentence It is the verb of the main clause, August heat pummeled Las Vegas .
- Raymond Kii but I can't figure out what are the parts of speech of 'hovering' and 'driving' are here They’re the verbs of their respective clauses (the subject of hovering is the noun phrase preceding it, and the missing subject of driving is understood as the situation described previously).
- These subordinate clauses are merely parenthetical material, sitting outside the structure of the main clause.
- Hovering just over 100 degrees is a non-finite verb phrase functioning as predicate, not a relative clause.
- Relative clauses are finite and always have a relative word like which or who (overt or understood).
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Raymond KiiI think 'pummeled' is the main verb in this sentenceIt is the verb of the main clause, August heat pummeled Las Vegas.
Raymond Kiibut I can't figure out whatarethe parts of speech of 'hovering' and
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