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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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The toad is not evil or venomous; it does not "rain down" from the sky; it cannot exist for centuries sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock; it does not cause warts.
Q) What is the structure of "sealed" part? Is it a participial phrase?
Is it like this?
It cannot exist for centuries while it is sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock.
Q) What is the structure of "sealed" part? Is it a participial phrase?
Is it like this?
It cannot exist for centuries while it is sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock.
Top answer
Yes. eg He spent 10 years locked up in prison.
- Yes.
- eg He spent 10 years locked up in prison.
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No.
The past participle 'sealed' modify 'it'(the toad) and express its state.
What made you think 'sealed' is a participle phrase?
The past participle 'sealed' modify 'it'(the toad) and express its state.
What made you think 'sealed' is a participle phrase?
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Or you could treat 'sealed' as a pseudo-complement of its modifying the verb 'exist'.
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CliveYes.You mean, it(the "sealed" part) is a participle phrase? Another person answering my question disagrees it, so I was wondering.
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park sang joonWhat made you think 'sealed' is a participle phrase?Ah.. I shouldn't have said that part as a participial phrase. I just thought the original part is interpreted as below.
It cannot exist for centuries while it is sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock.
Concerning your second question "Were you born in the year of the rat?"
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There isn't a comma before the word 'sealed', so It is difficult for me to think of the sentence in question as an adverbial phrase or participle phrase.
I should say the sentence in question means this: "it cannot exist for centuries as state sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock."
I should say the sentence in question means this: "it cannot exist for centuries as state sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock."
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You mean, it(the "sealed" part) is a participle phrase?
I said it was a participle phrase because
1. The word 'sealed' is a (past) participle.
2. sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock fits my definition of a phrase, ie a small group of words that form a concep
I said it was a participle phrase because
1. The word 'sealed' is a (past) participle.
2. sealed in the heart of a tree or solid rock fits my definition of a phrase, ie a small group of words that form a concep
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