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BlackBlitz Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Reducing adj. clause to phrase!
On a website, some adj. phrase has an ommitted "since" in the beginning.
"[Since] having been a office worker, he knew how to use a computer"
Clause: "Since he has been a officer worker, he knew how to use a computer".
The "having been" is an adjective modifying the noun "he".
However, what about after prepositions that also act as conjunctions at times.
"Before going to the mall, he dropped by the library"
The website says "going to the mall" is a gerund as it follows the preposition "before". However, judging from the example above, I might disagree. =S
"Before he goes the mall, he dropped by the library".
Now the "going to the mall" modifies "he" and is not an object of the preposition.
Can someone clear me up on this?
"[Since] having been a office worker, he knew how to use a computer"
Clause: "Since he has been a officer worker, he knew how to use a computer".
The "having been" is an adjective modifying the noun "he".
However, what about after prepositions that also act as conjunctions at times.
"Before going to the mall, he dropped by the library"
The website says "going to the mall" is a gerund as it follows the preposition "before". However, judging from the example above, I might disagree. =S
"Before he goes the mall, he dropped by the library".
Now the "going to the mall" modifies "he" and is not an object of the preposition.
Can someone clear me up on this?
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Hi, The website says "going to the mall" is a gerund as it follows the preposition "before". However, judging from the example above, I might disagree. =S I agree with the website.
- Hi, The website says "going to the mall" is a gerund as it follows the preposition "before".
- However, judging from the example above, I might disagree.
- =S I agree with the website.
- Consider that you can say 'Before going to the mall' (ie gerund) or 'Before lunch' (ie noun).
- Consider also these simpler examples of how 'before' conveys meaning.
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Hi,
The website says "going to the mall" is a gerund as it follows the preposition "before". However, judging from the example above, I might disagree. =S
I agree with the website.
Consider that you can say 'Before going to the mall' (ie gerund) or 'Before lunch' (ie noun).
Consider also these simpler examples of how 'before' conveys meaning.
The website says "going to the mall" is a gerund as it follows the preposition "before". However, judging from the example above, I might disagree. =S
I agree with the website.
Consider that you can say 'Before going to the mall' (ie gerund) or 'Before lunch' (ie noun).
Consider also these simpler examples of how 'before' conveys meaning.
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