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Wowenglish Posted 13 years ago
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showing off
Her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her compact figure.
I would like to know if the subject of "show off" is "Her jeans", "Her jeans were tight-fitting", or anything.
I would like to know if the subject of "show off" is "Her jeans", "Her jeans were tight-fitting", or anything.
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The group of words, "showing off her compact figure," functions as an adverb, modifying the adjective "tight-fitting." It has no "subject" per se, although it has verb-like characteristics, and one might say that the verb form, "showing off," has a direct object, "her compact figure."
The subject of the sentence is "Her jeans," the verb is "were."
The subject of the sentence is "Her jeans," the verb is "were."
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