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Clash clans Posted 7 years ago
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Why does missing have ing in this sentence?

Are there other important qualities missing from the list?


 
  

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clash clans Are there other important qualities missing from the list? 'missing from the list' is a reduced relative clause modifying 'qualities'. ) are omitted.

  • clash clans Are there other important qualities missing from the list?
  • 'missing from the list' is a reduced relative clause modifying 'qualities'.
  • ) are omitted.
  • Are there other important qualities which are missing from the list?
  • Note that the first sentence of my answer also has a reduced relative clause.
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clash clans

Are there other important qualities missing from the list?


 

'missing from the list' is a reduced relative clause modifying 'qualities'. A wh- word and a form of be (is, are, etc.) are omitted.

Are there other important qualities which are missing from

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