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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

"That boy grew up surronded by older children".

What is the role of 'surronded' ?

"That boy grew up surronded by older children".

Can we rewrite as following ?

"That boy grew up while he was surronded by older children".

Is it a kind of 'adverbial reduction' ?
  

Top answer

It can be seen as adverbial or adjectival. "That boy grew up while he was surrounded by older children" is not a very good sentence. Spelling: surro u nded.

— GPY

  • It can be seen as adverbial or adjectival.
  • "That boy grew up while he was surrounded by older children" is not a very good sentence.
  • Spelling: surro u nded.
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It can be seen as adverbial or adjectival.

"That boy grew up while he was surrounded by older children" is not a very good sentence.

Spelling: surrounded.
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Thanks.
So, Why do the verb 'surrounded' used in that way?
GPYIt can be seen as adverbial or adjectival.
It isn't clear to me.
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GPY"That boy grew up while he was surrounded by older children" is not a very good sentence.
How about this ?
While he was growing up he was surrounded by other children.
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Mickey Mouse 8241GPYIt can be seen as adverbial or adjectival.It isn't clear to me.
You can think of "surrounded by older children" as describing the manner in which the boy grew up (adverbial) or the state or condition of the boy during that time (adjectival).
Mickey Mouse 8241How about this ?While he was growing up he was surro
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Lots of thanks for your helpful reply.
Is the following consider to be correct?
She slept dreamed of becoming a chef.

I mean can we use 'the past participle' of verbs in the adjectival or adverbial form?
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Mickey Mouse 8241Is the following consider to be correct? She slept dreamed of becoming a chef.
No, that is incorrect.

"surrounded by older children" is of passive origin and can be adjectival.

"dreamed of becoming a chef" is active and can't be adjectival.
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How about the following?
"she worked treated unfair for years".
I spend much time making this kind of sentences Emotion: smile.
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Mickey Mouse 8241I spend a lot of time making this kind of sentences. (... these kinds of sentences).
She was treated unfairly for years at work. (You need an adverb - unfairly.)
Her employers treated her unfairly for years.
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Mickey Mouse 8241How about the following?"she worked treated unfair for years".
As pointed out, it should be "unfairly", so we need to look at "She worked treated unfairly for years". This is not a natural sentence. It is intelligible but strained.
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