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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The position of the adverbial participle

As the battle ends, the lone SPT standing lands next to the terrified group and opens up revealing a pilot, who simply announces to them, "The Earth has been targeted".

I think in my example, the adverbial participle "standing" modifies "lands", so that "standing" should shift behind "lands."
I'd like to know if my thought is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

It's the last one left. "Last man standing" is the last man left alive. The lone SPT standing -- whatever an SPT is -- is the only one left.

— BarbaraPA

  • It's the last one left.
  • "Last man standing" is the last man left alive.
  • The lone SPT standing -- whatever an SPT is -- is the only one left.
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It's the last one left.
"Last man standing" is the last man left alive.
The lone SPT standing -- whatever an SPT is -- is the only one left.
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Thank you, BabaraPa, for your very valuable answer.Emotion: smile
But I couldn't find the usage in some dictionaries, so I'd like to know whet
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/standing

So - one definition of standing is "length of existence."
Another is "upright" which is used figuratively to mean "alive."

Your guess is not right. It's what I told you.

Google the phrase "last man standing" and see how common
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