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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Use of "started"

Can someone help me? I'm unsure whether the use of "started" in this sentence is grammatically correct or not:

"Started in 1991, Ig Nobel prizes(Ignoble nobel prizes) are presented by genuine Nobel Prize winners at a gala ceremony in Harvard University's Sanders Theater."

Thank you in advance for any help offered Emotion: smile
  

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You need "starting" in this case. ("Started" could work this way:) Started in 1991 , the organization has gradually grown to what it is today. "Started" describes a thing.

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  • You need "starting" in this case.
  • ("Started" could work this way:) Started in 1991 , the organization has gradually grown to what it is today.
  • "Started" describes a thing.
  • "Starting" describes an action.
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You need "starting" in this case.

("Started" could work this way:)
Started in 1991, the organization has gradually grown to what it is today.

"Started" describes a thing. "Starting" describes an action.
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So is starting the continuous form?
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AnonymousSo is starting the continuous form?
Not exactly.
In your example, "starting" is a present participle, heading a participial phrase. The whole phrase is adjectival, modifying "prizes," which is the subject of the sentence.

We'd use the term "continuous" when "starting" is part of the verb in the sentence: She was starting to ann
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