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Andre Vigano Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

QUASI PREDICATIVE

Can anyone explain me how can I tell when there's a quasi predicative in my sentence?
  

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Andre Vigano Can anyone explain me how I can I tell when there's a quasi predicative in my sentence? In most cases it will look like an adjective, but act like an adverb. She married young .

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  • Andre Vigano Can anyone explain me how I can I tell when there's a quasi predicative in my sentence?
  • In most cases it will look like an adjective, but act like an adverb.
  • She married young .
  • What sentence did you have in mind?
  • CJ
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Andre ViganoCan anyone explain me how I can I tell when there's a quasi predicative in my sentence?
In most cases it will look like an adjective, but act like an adverb.

She married young.

What sentence did you have in mind?

CJ
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The only sentence I have is "I usually spend long weekends walking in remote parts of the country". The thing is my teacher has mentioned it once without giving extra information on the topic. So practically I have to learn all by my own means, which is pretty difficult. I wrote down "walking in remote parts of the country" as a Present Participle acting as quasi predicative (or that's what I hear
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Andre Vigano"walking in remote parts of the country" as a Present Participle acting as quasi predicative
It's called a participle clause. I have not heard it called quasi-predicative. Your teacher is using some terminology that is a little unusual. Most of the quasi-predicatives I've read about on-line are just one word long. You'll have to look it up on-l
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