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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Wishing

If you are an existing customer wishing to activate new SIM it's easiest to do online here.
I saw this text on my mobile account or accounts( should I say?)
Is "wishing" a gerund acting as an adjective modifying " customer "?
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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Jigneshbharati Is "wishing" a gerund acting as an adjective modifying " customer "? No, it's heading a non-finite clause: If you are an existing customer [who is] wishing to activate a new SIM...

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  • Jigneshbharati Is "wishing" a gerund acting as an adjective modifying " customer "?
  • No, it's heading a non-finite clause: If you are an existing customer [who is] wishing to activate a new SIM...
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JigneshbharatiIs "wishing" a gerund acting as an adjective modifying " customer "?
No, it's heading a non-finite clause:

If you are an existing customer [who is] wishing to activate a new SIM...
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How to differentiate them? Please explain, I would really appreciate
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JigneshbharatiHow to differentiate them?
There is no easy answer. You can start by reading about them here:
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