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WHIZZO Posted 17 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Syntax

In the following sentence: "One teacher neatly described the teacher role as being blurred between teacher,psychlogist and friend."

How could I analyze "...as being blurred between ..."?
  

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WHIZZO, the same question was already asked some days ago. For further information, see . ' is a nominal -ing participle clause functioning as a prepositional objective complement , since it complements the preposition 'as'.

— Andriy Lapin

  • WHIZZO, the same question was already asked some days ago.
  • For further information, see .
  • ' is a nominal -ing participle clause functioning as a prepositional objective complement , since it complements the preposition 'as'.
  • Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff.
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WHIZZO,

the same question was already asked some days ago. For further information, see .

I have strong grounds to believe that 'being blurred...' is a nominal -ing participle clause functioning as a prepositional objective complement, since it complements the preposition 'as'.

Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff.
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Whizzo: Perhaps there are at least three ways to express your sentence: (1) He described the teacher's role as BEING BLURRED between instructor and friend, (2) He described the tescher's role as BLURRED between instructor and friend, (3) He described the teacher's role TO BE BLURRED between instructor and friend. George Curme, the American grammarian, said the first sentence is the most "descrip
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