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Sarahlearner Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she rarely made it well.

Narrator: Her husband Carl always teased her about her macaroni and cheese, saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she rarely made it well.

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I didn't understand why the narrator used the ing form of a verb.

  

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Hello sarahlearner, saying = by saying. After "by", you need "verb+ing". Best wishes, JA

— Joseph A

  • Hello sarahlearner, saying = by saying.
  • After "by", you need "verb+ing".
  • Best wishes, JA
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Hello sarahlearner,

saying = by saying. After "by", you need "verb+ing".

Best wishes,

JA

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sarahlearnersaying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she rarely made it well.

This part is a participle clause. This construction is used in this sentence to say that Carl's teasing was in the form of saying that it was the only thing she knew how to cook. Saying that was the teasing.

CJ

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