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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Why are those verbs in -ing form?
1. "I idolized him growing up."
2. "I wake up a few minutes later feeling like I've been hit with a crowbar."
Was there supposed to be the word, "while" which precede the -ing words but got omitted by the speakers?
Or do growing up and feeling like I've been hit with a crowbar parts actually serve as an adverb for the two prior clauses?
Thank you
2. "I wake up a few minutes later feeling like I've been hit with a crowbar."
Was there supposed to be the word, "while" which precede the -ing words but got omitted by the speakers?
Or do growing up and feeling like I've been hit with a crowbar parts actually serve as an adverb for the two prior clauses?
Thank you
Top answer
1. " The one above is a reduced clause. Some of these phrases with a participle as the head word are adverbial (verb or sentence modifiers), others can be noun modifiers, like adjectives.
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- " The one above is a reduced clause.
- Some of these phrases with a participle as the head word are adverbial (verb or sentence modifiers), others can be noun modifiers, like adjectives.
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- " These participial phrases (or clauses) are very common in English.
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1. "I idolized him (when I was) growing up."
The one above is a reduced clause. Some of these phrases with a participle as the head word are adverbial (verb or sentence modifiers), others can be noun modifiers, like adjectives.
2. "I wake up a few minutes later feeling like I've been hit with a crowbar."
The one above can be viewed as modifyi
The one above is a reduced clause. Some of these phrases with a participle as the head word are adverbial (verb or sentence modifiers), others can be noun modifiers, like adjectives.
2. "I wake up a few minutes later feeling like I've been hit with a crowbar."
The one above can be viewed as modifyi
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