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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Use of participle in subordinate clause?

Hi. Could we use the participle, both present and past, to start a subordinate clause? I think we cooud.

eg,

Throwing a fit, the drunken man dashed out the door.

Dressed in white, he went to meet her.

Taken aback by his sudden response, he went out to take a breath.

If we have this sentence, how would rewrite it?

He saw a man studying in the library.

Rewrite this like this? Which one?

He saw a man who is studying in the library.

Or,

He saw a man who studies in the library.

  

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Anonymous Hi. Could we use the participle, both present and past, to start a subordinate clause? I think we cooud.

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  • Anonymous Hi.
  • Could we use the participle, both present and past, to start a subordinate clause?
  • I think we cooud.
  • eg, Throwing a fit, the drunken man dashed out the door.
  • Dressed in white, he went to meet her.
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AnonymousHi. Could we use the participle, both present and past, to start a subordinate clause? I think we cooud.

eg,

Throwing a fit, the drunken man dashed out the door.

Dressed in white, he went to meet her.

Taken aback by his sudden response, he went out to take a breath.

Those constructions are fine.
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he saw a man who studies in the library

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