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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The usage of a participle phrase
The following is the part of the ancient Chinese history.
The Northern Wei (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Bei Wèi), also known as the Tuoba Wei (???), Later Wei (??), or Yuan Wei (??), was a dynasty founded by the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei, which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 (de jure until 535). Described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change", the Northern Wei Dynasty is particularly noted for unifying northern China in 439: this was also a period of introduced foreign ideas; such as Buddhism, which became firmly established. Many antiques and art works, both Daoist and Buddhist, from this period have survived.
[Northern Wei in WIKIPEDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Wei]
I'd like to know if the participle phrase what role "Described~" plays? for example, simultaneous actions or a cause.
Thank you in advance for your help.
The Northern Wei (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Bei Wèi), also known as the Tuoba Wei (???), Later Wei (??), or Yuan Wei (??), was a dynasty founded by the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei, which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 (de jure until 535). Described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change", the Northern Wei Dynasty is particularly noted for unifying northern China in 439: this was also a period of introduced foreign ideas; such as Buddhism, which became firmly established. Many antiques and art works, both Daoist and Buddhist, from this period have survived.
[Northern Wei in WIKIPEDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Wei]
I'd like to know if the participle phrase what role "Described~" plays? for example, simultaneous actions or a cause.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
It's simply an adjectival phrase that describes the Northern Wei Dynasty. You could reword it like this. The Northern Wei Dynasty, which has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change", is particularly noted for unifying northern China in 439.
- It's simply an adjectival phrase that describes the Northern Wei Dynasty.
- You could reword it like this.
- The Northern Wei Dynasty, which has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change", is particularly noted for unifying northern China in 439.
- Clive:
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It's simply an adjectival phrase that describes the Northern Wei Dynasty.
You could reword it like this.
The Northern Wei Dynasty, which has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change", is particularly noted for unifying northern
You could reword it like this.
The Northern Wei Dynasty, which has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change", is particularly noted for unifying northern
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Thank you, Clive, for your kind answer.
Then, I'd like to know if I can take it that the participle phrase "described
Then, I'd like to know if I can take it that the participle phrase "described
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Yes.
Consider this simpler example.
Described as handsome, Tom is single.
Clive
Consider this simpler example.
Described as handsome, Tom is single.
Clive
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