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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Walker pushed her back....

? Walker pushed her back and let the dog attack him, sustaining several bite injuries to the face.

Could anyone please explain is "sustaining several bite injuries to the face" a participle or absolute phrase? It would be better if you could break the sentence and explain it.

  

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To sustain an injury ~ To get injured ~ To be injured ~ To receive an injury Hasibrahman is "sustaining several bite injuries to the face" a participle or absolute phrase? It's a participle clause, but not the type called an absolute construction because it has no explicit subject. Hasibrahman It would be better if you could break parse the sentence We use the verb 'parse' for this.

  • To sustain an injury ~ To get injured ~ To be injured ~ To receive an injury Hasibrahman is "sustaining several bite injuries to the face" a participle or absolute phrase?
  • It's a participle clause, but not the type called an absolute construction because it has no explicit subject.
  • Hasibrahman It would be better if you could break parse the sentence We use the verb 'parse' for this.
  • Main clause Walker ................
  • let the dog attack him, Participle clause (thereby) (Walker) sustaining several bite injuries to the face .
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To sustain an injury ~ To get injured ~ To be injured ~ To receive an injury

Hasibrahmanis "sustaining several bite injuries to the face" a participle or absolute phrase?

It's a participle clause, but not the type called an absolute construction because it has no explicit subject.

HasibrahmanIt would be better if you could

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