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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

With the first...

"As India and New Zealand get ready to lock horns in the five-match One-Day International series, with the first ODI starting in Dharamsala on Sunday, Rajneesh Gupta presents all the relevant numbers and career records of both teams and the players from the respective squads."
What is the grammatical function of " with" here? And what does it modify here? Please explain to me the use of with in the given context?
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function of " with" here? It's sometimes added at the beginning of a participle clause that contains its own subject. That's its function here.

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function of " with" here?
  • It's sometimes added at the beginning of a participle clause that contains its own subject.
  • That's its function here.
  • CJ
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JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical function of " with" here?
It's sometimes added at the beginning of a participle clause that contains its own subject. That's its function here.

CJ
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What does it modify here? And what is its meaning in the context?
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What is the subject here?
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JigneshbharatiWhat does it modify here?
It doesn't modify anything. It's a separate (non-finite) clause.
JigneshbharatiAnd what is its meaning in the context?
The first ODI starts in Dharamsala on Sunday.

CJ
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Jigneshbharati What is the subject here?
The subject of the participle clause (i.e., the non-finite clause) is the first ODI.

The subject of the main clause (i.e., the independent finite clause) is Rajneesh Gupta.

CJ
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