Type of usage
He died fighting for a cause, allowing generations of people to live free from oppression.
He died fighting for a cause, nothing could stand in his way.
Why doesn't nothing work the same way as allowing? In the sense the second example looks like it requires a conjunction but the first doesn't.
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The two words are different parts of speech and have different grammar functions. He died fighting for a cause, allowing generations of people to live free from oppression. ' allowing' is a participle that introduces a participial adverbial clause.
- The two words are different parts of speech and have different grammar functions.
- He died fighting for a cause, allowing generations of people to live free from oppression.
- ' allowing' is a participle that introduces a participial adverbial clause.
- He died fighting for a cause, nothing could stand in his way.
- ' Nothing ' is a noun.
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The two words are different parts of speech and have different grammar functions.
He died fighting for a cause, allowing generations of people to live free from oppression. 'allowing' is a participle that introduces a participial adverbial clause.
He died fighting for a cause, nothing could stand in his way. 'Nothing' is a noun. It needs to s
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