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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

translation of this sentence.

Unable to regain control, it drifted into a shallow, rocky area, tipped over, and broke in half.

Q) Which happened first? Or did "it" drifted over and "it" tipped happen at the same time?
  

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The sequence is as follows: 1. the drifting 2. the tipping over 3.

  • The sequence is as follows: 1.
  • the drifting 2.
  • the tipping over 3.
  • the breaking
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The sequence is as follows: 1. the drifting 2. the tipping over 3. the breaking
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Hi, thank you.

Unable to regain control, it drifted into a shallow, rocky area, tipped over, and broke in half.
My book says "tipped over" is a participle phrase.
Q1) If the order occurs like you said, "tipped over" is not a participle phrase, is it?

Q2) Then the sentence is like this? Unable..., it drifted into a shallow, rocky area, and it ti
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I think
1. No
2. Yes
3. It tipped over

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