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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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Modified-release dosage and its variants are mechanisms used in tablets (pills) and capsules to dissolve a drug over time in order to be released slower and steadier into the bloodstream while having the advantage of being taken at less frequent intervals than immediate-release (IR) formulations of the same drug.

what is the grammatical form and function of "while having the advantage of being taken at less frequent intervals than immediate-release (IR) formulations of the same drug."?

is "having" a present participle function adjectivally but what does it modify or refer back to?

  

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Modified- release dosage and its variants are mechanisms used in tablets (pills) and capsules to dissolve a drug over time in order to be released slower and steadier into the bloodstream while having the advantage of being taken at less frequent intervals than immediate - release (IR) formulations of the same drug. "Having" is gerund-participle verb-form. As for meaning: think about it.

  • Modified- release dosage and its variants are mechanisms used in tablets (pills) and capsules to dissolve a drug over time in order to be released slower and steadier into the bloodstream while having the advantage of being taken at less frequent intervals than immediate - release (IR) formulations of the same drug.
  • "Having" is gerund-participle verb-form.
  • As for meaning: think about it.
  • Is the underlined expression co-durational or contrastive?
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Modified-release dosage and its variants are mechanisms used in tablets (pills) and capsules to dissolve a drug over time in order to be released slower and steadier into the bloodstream while having the advantage of being taken at less frequent intervals than immediate-release (IR) formulations of the same drug.


"Having" is gerund-pa

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