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Taka Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Suffering
Is this "suffering" a gerund or a post-modifying present participle?
A sympathy grew in him for other people suffering from misfortune.
A sympathy grew in him for other people suffering from misfortune.
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Suffering is a verb functioning as head of the non-finite clause suffering from misfortune , which modifies people . The sentence could be paraphrased as A sympathy grew in him for other people who are suffering from misfortune.
- Suffering is a verb functioning as head of the non-finite clause suffering from misfortune , which modifies people .
- The sentence could be paraphrased as A sympathy grew in him for other people who are suffering from misfortune.
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Suffering is a verb functioning as head of the non-finite clause suffering from misfortune, which modifies people. The sentence could be paraphrased as A sympathy grew in him for other people who are suffering from misfortune.
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