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Nnit Posted 12 years ago
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Thereby

Food coupons are redeemed for food, not drug or alcohol, thereby reducing a city's drug abuse problem.

The part 'thereby reducing....' I am confused that 'thereby' is an adverb, why does it can connect a noun phrase to a main sentence?
  

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Nnit Food coupons are redeemed for food, not drug or alcohol, thereby reducing a city's drug abuse problem. ' I am confused that 'thereby' is an adverb. why does it can How can it connect a noun phrase to a main sentence?

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  • Nnit Food coupons are redeemed for food, not drug or alcohol, thereby reducing a city's drug abuse problem.
  • ' I am confused that 'thereby' is an adverb.
  • why does it can How can it connect a noun phrase to a main sentence?
  • The 'linking' is done by the participle reducing.
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Nnit Food coupons are redeemed for food, not drug or alcohol, thereby reducing a city's drug abuse problem. The part 'thereby reducing....' I am confused that 'thereby' is an adverb. why does it can How can it connect a noun phrase to a main sentence?
The 'linking' is done by the participle reducing.
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