Seeking...for teaching reading
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What is the grammatical form and function of "seeking...for teaching reading" and what does it modify or refere to?
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Their study, seeking a theoretical basis for teaching reading , found that words beyond the key 100 are used so rarely that the benefits of learning them are minimal. The research is currently being submitted for publication . It's a gerund-participial clause functioning as a supplement .
- Their study, seeking a theoretical basis for teaching reading , found that words beyond the key 100 are used so rarely that the benefits of learning them are minimal.
- The research is currently being submitted for publication .
- It's a gerund-participial clause functioning as a supplement .
- It's much like a supplementary (non-defining) relative clause in that it doesn't modify anything, but acts as a loosely attached separate unit of information, set apart from the rest of the clause by punctuation (here, commas) , and marked off in speech by a slight pause.
- Instead of modifying some word or phrase, it has a semantic 'anchor', an expression which it refers to.
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Their study, seeking a theoretical basis for teaching reading, found that words beyond the key 100 are used so rarely that the benefits of learning them are minimal. The research is currently being submitted for publication.
It's a gerund-participial clause functioning as a supplement. It's much like a supplementary (non-defining) relative clause in that it doesn't m
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