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Slurring
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""We should have a little bit of humility from the people who gave us cabs for hire, passports for favours, mortgages for mates, dodgy dossiers, slurring opponents, good days to bury bad news," he retorted." [From the Independent.]
Is the phrase "slurring opponents" a gerund ("slurring") with its object ("opponents") or a noun ("opponents") with adjectivally modifying it present participle ("slurring")?
Thank you.
""We should have a little bit of humility from the people who gave us cabs for hire, passports for favours, mortgages for mates, dodgy dossiers, slurring opponents, good days to bury bad news," he retorted." [From the Independent.]
Is the phrase "slurring opponents" a gerund ("slurring") with its object ("opponents") or a noun ("opponents") with adjectivally modifying it present participle ("slurring")?
Thank you.
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The phrase "slurring opponents" is a gerund ("slurring") with its object ("opponents").
- The phrase "slurring opponents" is a gerund ("slurring") with its object ("opponents").
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The phrase "slurring opponents" is a gerund ("slurring") with its object ("opponents").
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