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Alex11sf Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What type of grammatical structure is this?

Hello everyone! I have a question:

He died trying to help his family

Could you tell me what type of a grammatical structure this is. I think it's a participle clause acting as an adverb - How did he die?/Why did he die? But I'm not sure. Could you please tell me and clarify your answer ??

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Hi, Yes, it's adverbial because it tells us how he died. I'd call it a phrase, not a clause, but that's just a matter of how one defines these two terms. The main thing is to understand what the words mean in the sentence.

— Clive

  • Hi, Yes, it's adverbial because it tells us how he died.
  • I'd call it a phrase, not a clause, but that's just a matter of how one defines these two terms.
  • The main thing is to understand what the words mean in the sentence.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Yes, it's adverbial because it tells us how he died.

I'd call it a phrase, not a clause, but that's just a matter of how one defines these two terms. The main thing is to understand what the words mean in the sentence.

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I am with you 100%.


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I'd call it a phrase, not a clause, but that's just a matter of how one defines these two terms. The main thing is to understand what the words mean in the sentence>>
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dimsumexpressI am with you 100%. <call it a phrase, not a clause, but that's just a matter of how one
defines these two terms. The main thing is to understand what the words
mean in the sentence>>
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Hi,

There is a split of opinions between the old-school approach and the newer. By definition:

A phrase is a group of closely related words without a subject and predicate. A clause on the other hand, is a complete supportive sentence with subje
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