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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The participle phrase modifying a main verb
The protagonist is riding to Amber.
His magical, invisible, sentient weapon, Frakir gives him a warning.
Frakir pulsed once, lightly on my wrist. But hell, that had often happened in traffic when I'd cut someone off. A hungry fox could have just passed, regarded me and wished itself a bear. Still, I waited longer than I had intended, prepared for an attack and trying not to appear so.
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know if the under lined participle phrase modifies "waited."
Thank you in advance for your help.
His magical, invisible, sentient weapon, Frakir gives him a warning.
Frakir pulsed once, lightly on my wrist. But hell, that had often happened in traffic when I'd cut someone off. A hungry fox could have just passed, regarded me and wished itself a bear. Still, I waited longer than I had intended, prepared for an attack and trying not to appear so.
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know if the under lined participle phrase modifies "waited."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
Yes, it does.
- Yes, it does.
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park sang joon Still, I waited longer than I had intended, prepared for an attack and trying not to appear so.["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]I'd like to know if the under lined participle phrase modifies "waited."Thank you in advance for your help.I'd say it was a predicative adjunct.
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