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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Set me thinking
1. The English team sent the German team crashing out of the world cup.
2. His actions set me thinking.
Is the "crashing" in the first sentence an example of participle acting as an adverb. If so ,which verb is it modifying ?
In the second sentence what is the function of "thinking" ? Is it a gerund ?
2. His actions set me thinking.
Is the "crashing" in the first sentence an example of participle acting as an adverb. If so ,which verb is it modifying ?
In the second sentence what is the function of "thinking" ? Is it a gerund ?
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Debpriya De Is the "crashing" in the first sentence an example of participle acting as an adverb. Yes, I'd say so. Debpriya De If so ,which verb is it modifying ?
- Debpriya De Is the "crashing" in the first sentence an example of participle acting as an adverb.
- Yes, I'd say so.
- Debpriya De If so ,which verb is it modifying ?
- Find the only verb in the sentence and that will be it!
- Debpriya De In the second sentence what is the function of "thinking" ?
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Debpriya DeIs the "crashing" in the first sentence an example of participle acting as an adverb.Yes, I'd say so.
Debpriya DeIf so ,which verb is it modifying ?Find the only verb in the sentence and that will be it!
Debpriya DeIn the second sentence what is the function of "thinking" ? Is i
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The only verb in the sentence is "sent", but it seems that "crashing" describes the way the German team went out rather than the way the English team sent them out.
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