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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Starting

India will play five one-day internationals in the Caribbean starting June 23, with a Twenty20 international wrapping up the trip on July 9.

http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/anil-kumble-steps-down-as-india-coach/articleshow/59237922.cms

Please explain to me the grammatical form and function of "starting"?

  

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org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-words-clauses-and-sentences/adjuncts . In traditional grammar terminology, it would be called an adverbial participial phrase.

  • org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-words-clauses-and-sentences/adjuncts .
  • In traditional grammar terminology, it would be called an adverbial participial phrase.
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Jigneshbharati starting June 23,

That is a non-finite clause, functioning as an http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-words-clauses-and-sentences/adjuncts.

In traditional gramma

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