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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Saving

We ended up saving no time at all.

Is "Saving no time..." a verb phrase?
  

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Anonymous We ended up saving no time at all. " a verb phrase? Yes.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous We ended up saving no time at all.
  • " a verb phrase?
  • Yes.
  • It's a non-finite clause.
  • "end up" can take a non-finite clause complement in -ing .
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AnonymousWe ended up saving no time at all. Is "Saving no time..." a verb phrase?
Yes. It's a non-finite clause. "end up" can take a non-finite clause complement in -ing. Its implied subject is the same as the subject of the main clause.

CJ
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