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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Tanding vote in which the members stand to be counted [for or against]
The following explains one of three ways that House of Representatives votes
If any member feels that the Speaker is mistaken, the the Speaker can be forced to call for a standing vote in which the members stand to be counted for or against.
I'd like to know if "for or against" as a participle phrase modifies "be counted."
Thank you in advance for your help.
If any member feels that the Speaker is mistaken, the the Speaker can be forced to call for a standing vote in which the members stand to be counted for or against.
I'd like to know if "for or against" as a participle phrase modifies "be counted."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
There is no participle in that phrase!
- There is no participle in that phrase!
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Thank you, GPY, for your kind answer.
Then, I'd like to know if that "for or against" modifies "be counted" is right.
Then, I'd like to know if that "for or against" modifies "be counted" is right.
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park sang joonThank you, GPY, for your kind answer.Then, I'd like to know if that "for or against" modifies "be counted" is right.It strikes me as one of those cases like "paint the door black" or "come home drunk", where you could argue that it modifies the verb (describing the way in which something is done) or the noun (describing a concurrent or resulting
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