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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Reducing Adverbial Clause--Verb to be
a. Although he was proven wrong twice already, he believed we had little chance of winning.
We can reduce adverbial clauses by removing the subject and verb to be:
b. Although proven wrong twice already, he believed we had little chance of winning.
c. Although he has been proven wrong twice already, he believes we have little chance of winning.
Can we reduce adverbial clauses that are in different aspects and tenses?
d. Although proven wrong twice already, he believes we have little chance of winning
Is there anything else you can tell me about the omission/reduction of clauses concerning to be?
Thank you
We can reduce adverbial clauses by removing the subject and verb to be:
b. Although proven wrong twice already, he believed we had little chance of winning.
c. Although he has been proven wrong twice already, he believes we have little chance of winning.
Can we reduce adverbial clauses that are in different aspects and tenses?
d. Although proven wrong twice already, he believes we have little chance of winning
Is there anything else you can tell me about the omission/reduction of clauses concerning to be?
Thank you
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The answer is yes to all your questions. In sentence a. you could also say: Although he had been proven wrong twice already...
- The answer is yes to all your questions.
- In sentence a.
- you could also say: Although he had been proven wrong twice already...
- Also note that in BrE proved would probably be used instead of proven.
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The answer is yes to all your questions. In sentence a. you could also say: Although he had been proven wrong twice already... Also note that in BrE proved would probably be used instead of proven.
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Cool BreezeThe answer is yes to all your questions. In sentence a. you could also say: Although he had been proven wrong twice already...
Thanks. So just to clarify, the subject and any form of the verb to be can be omitted in adverbial clauses. If we aren't dealing with the verb to be however, the subject is removed, and the verb changed to its i
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English 1b3So just to clarify, the subject and any form of the verb to be can be omitted in adverbial clauses. If we aren't dealing with the verb to be however, the subject is removed, and the verb changed to its ing form?I don't know. I never thought of something alwaysbeing possible in English!
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