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Moon7296 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Thinking of,,, / Looking at...
I want to know what is the structure of a phrase starting with Thinking of and Looking at in English.
For example,
Thinking of you guys are literally finishing ~~~
Looking at your dirty face, you must have painted the wall for the entire day.
structure, grammar and meaning of them, please.
For example,
Thinking of you guys are literally finishing ~~~
Looking at your dirty face, you must have painted the wall for the entire day.
structure, grammar and meaning of them, please.
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moon7296 Thinking of you guys are literally finishing ~~~ Looking at your dirty face, you must have painted the wall for the entire day. The sentences above don't really make any sense as stand. "Thinking" and "looking" in your examples are present participles which are adverbial in construction.
- moon7296 Thinking of you guys are literally finishing ~~~ Looking at your dirty face, you must have painted the wall for the entire day.
- The sentences above don't really make any sense as stand.
- "Thinking" and "looking" in your examples are present participles which are adverbial in construction.
- "Living alone and feeling the need for security, Jane recently got a labrador to keep her company".
- The bold functions as an adverbial phrase, offering reasons as to "why" in the sentence.
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moon7296Thinking of you guys are literally finishing ~~~The sentences above don't really make any sense as stand. "Thinking" and "looking" in your examples are present participles which are adverbial in construction.
Looking at your dirty face, you must have painted the wall for the entire day.
"Living alone and feeling the nee
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